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Whether you are in a rush or don’t know how to bake, these easy grilled Mini Apple Pies are for you. With only 3 ingredients this recipe has no mess or fuss. It’s sweet, savory, crumbly and delicious. Make it on the grill for another twist and you will having everyone impressed with the dessert.
Looking for some grilled desserts then you have to check out my grilled peach cobbler or grilled holiday pudding bread.
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Sweet American Apple Pie.
For those who do not bake regularly, making an apple pie can seen intimidating and time consuming. From making the pie crust, softening the apples and baking the pie, there are a lot of steps, ingredients and experience needed. But when baked properly, this sweet, bright, dessert with hints of cinnamon and served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream is the quintessential American dessert.
Ingredient List for Mini Apple Pies.
- Cinnamon buns: I used the pre-packed Pillsbury Cinnamon rolls. They bake easily, have a great ratio of dough to cinnamon and delicious icing.
- Apple pie filling: I used canned apple pie filling. Work smart not hard – you can always make it yourself if you have a good recipe. When it comes to baking, I like to simplify where I can.
- Seasoning: I used a little bit of Dad’s Maple Bourbon rub to add savoriness while still having the sweetness from the maple. It’s the perfect combo of sweet and savory
Step 1: Prep the apple pie ingredients
With only 3 ingredients, make the most delicious mini apple pieces. Nothing made from scratch, all baked in the smoker, this delicious desert is unique, sweet and savory.
Start by flattening cinnamon roll pieces and placing them into baking cups. Next, chop up the apple slices from an apple pie filling. Scoop a tablespoon into each baking cup.
Sprinkle all the cinnamon cup apple filled pieces with Dad’s Maple Bourbon rub for a hint a savoriness.
Dad’s Seasonings
Must have grillin seasonings!
Step 2: Grill the mini apple pies.
Why use the oven, when you have a grill. I used my smoker and set it for indirect heat at 350 degrees. Make sure to clean your smoker before you put in the mini apple pies. The cleaner the grill, the tastier the pie. You will still get a slight hint of smokiness in the bake.
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the the cinnamon cups are a golden brown color.
Remove the smoked mini apple pies from the smoker, drizzle with icing from the packaging and enjoy!
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Mini Apple Pies
Ingredients
- 8 Pillsbury cinnamon buns
- 1 cup Apple pie filling
- 1 tsp Maple bourbon seasoning
- 2 tbsp Icing (from the Pillsbury package)
Instructions
- Start by flattening cinnamon roll pieces and placing them into baking cups.
- Chop up the apple slices from an apple pie filling. Scoop a tablespoon into each baking cup.
- Sprinkle the maple bourbon seasoning over the top.
- Preheat the smoker or oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the the cinnamon cups are a golden brown color.
- Remove the smoked mini apple pies from the smoker, drizzle with icing from the packaging and enjoy!
The dessert you can’t mess up lol. it’s so easy and comes out delicious. It’s my daughter’s favorite recipe!