Looking for a delicious and easy dessert that is perfect for a weeknight treat? Look no further than these Apple Pie Bites! These bites are sure to please everyone, made with crescent rolls, apples, and a perfectly seasoned sugar glaze.
If you are looking for the delicious taste of apple pie and have less than 30 minutes, this is the delicious dessert to make! This recipe makes 8 pie bites that are full of apple pie flavor! If a quick and easy apple cake is more to your liking, try this three-ingredient apple spice cake.
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Why I love this recipe!
Some days you have an apple pie craving but don't have the time to make one from scratch. These are all the flavor at a fraction of the time or the work!
Only uses 5 ingredients, if you count the optional pecans. I think they add to the flavor and the texture but I do understand not everyone is a fan of nuts.
From start to finish, this recipe takes less than 3 minutes!
Ingredients
Pillsbury original crescent rolls
Brown sugar
Apple pie spice
Chopped Pecans
Granny Smith Apple
Salted butter
Substitutions
If you don't have apple pie spice handy, pumpkin pie spice is very similar! Or, make your own apple pie spice, like I did!
This recipe also tastes good using just cinnamon as the spice. Cinnamon is the bulk of both the apple pie spice recipe and the pumpkin pie spice recipe.
I always get Granny Smith apples for this recipe. But, if you already have another type of apple at home, that's fine too. It's best if they are an apple used in baking but if not, any apple will work.
Unsalted butter is also perfectly fine for this recipe.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Step 1
Mix brown sugar and apple pie spice (set aside a small amount of spice to sprinkle on top of rolled bites before baking) and set aside. Chop optional pecans into small chunks.
Step 2
Unroll crescent rolls on a parchment-lined baking sheet and separate them into 8 triangles.
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Step 3
Spread brown sugar and spice mixture on each triangle. Spread optional pecans on triangles. I usually have some of the sugar mixture left over.
Step 4
Cut apples into 8 (½ inch) slices. I use my apple slicer, which gives me 2 extra slices (a little snack for me).
Helpful Tip
Place apples in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 2-3 minutes. I find if you don't microwave the apples, they are a little crunchy in the finished dessert. If you enjoy firmer apples in apple desserts, skip the microwaving step.
Step 5
Melt butter and toss apple slices into warmed butter. When apple slices are covered in butter, place the apple slice on the wider edge of the crescent roll dough. Roll up the apple. The dough does not need to fully enclose the apple.
Step 6
Brush rolls with butter and lightly sprinkle pie bites with reserved apple pie spice.
Step 7
Bake for 10 - 12 minutes until golden brown. Cool for a few minutes before serving.
Vanilla ice cream or whipped topping takes this dessert to the next level of deliciousness.
Storage
These store well on the counter in a sealed container for up to 2 days. Reheat in the microwave for 30-45 seconds.
FAQs
I have also used honeycrisp, fuji and gala apples. However, I don't think you can go wrong with any apple!
I think your apple bites would be delicious! My only suggestion would be use a little less of the sugar and apple pie seasoning mixture since the cinnamon rolls already have sugar and cinnamon in them.
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Apple Pie Bites
Ingredients
- 1 tube crescent rolls Pillsbury Original
- ¼ cup brown sugar loosely packed
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice Slightly heaping so you have some to sprinkle on top of rolled pie bites.
- ¼ cup pecans chopped into larger chunks
- 1 Medium apple Granny Smith
- 2 tablespoon butter salted, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Unroll crescent rolls on a parchment-lined baking sheet and separate them into 8 triangles.
- Mix brown sugar and spice mixture in a small bowl then spread onto each triangle. Spread optional pecans on triangles. I usually have some of the sugar mixture left over.
- Cut apples into 8 (½ inch) slices. I use my apple slicer, which gives me 2 extra slices (a little snack for me).
- Optional step Place apples in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 3 minutes. I find if you don't microwave the apples, they are a little crunchy in the finished dessert. If you enjoy firmer apples in apple desserts, skip the microwaving step.
- Melt butter and toss apple slices into warmed butter. When apple slices are covered in butter, place the apple slice on the wider edge of the crescent roll dough. Roll up the apple. The dough does not need to enclose the apple fully.
- Brush rolls with butter and lightly sprinkle pie bites with reserved apple pie spice.
- Brush rolls with butter and lightly sprinkle pie bites with reserved apple pie spice.
- Vanilla ice cream or whipped topping takes this dessert to the next level of deliciousness.
Notes
Nutrition
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