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Never run to the fast food joint when you can make these crispy, flaky, BAKED, easy copycat McDonald’s Apple Pies at home with a few simple ingredients! 

Dish Count :: 1 Rolling Pin, 1 Baking Sheet, 1 Knife

This post has been updated to include more relevant information and instructions. Story included was from original post in 2027. 

When we moved into the house my mom did all of the unpacking of the kitchen. She organized, unloaded, staged, and uncovered the deep dark secrets of our apartment living life when she found out that we had 5 previously unknown cans of pumpkin, 4 jars of pasta sauce, 6 packets of oven sauces for easy week night dinners, and 3 cans of canned pie filling. *hands over eyes*

Living in the apartment meant every square inch was taken up, and often we would throw things from the store in wherever they would fit, usually not taking into account our inventory of food stuff before I went to the store and bought one more jar of pasta sauce “just in case”. Eye roll.

Our freezer was much the same with frozen pie crust and puff pastry, too. Whoops.

So these easy copycat McDonald’s Apple Pies are as much necessity of whittling down our stores of extra food as they are necessity to consume as many sweet treats as I can get my hands on.

Embarrassingly enough I’ve eaten more fast food this pregnancy than I had in the previous three years combined. Meaning if I can make something at home, slightly better for me than the lackluster, deep fried version of my favorite apple hand pies, than I will take it! And I can tell you – these are MUCH better than their itty bitty $1 fried counterpart. 

These are amazing served as is, or make them ala mode with some vanilla ice cream. The iconic three slits on top totally give these the McDonald’s hand pie vibe, tart apples and all. 

Ingredients for Easy Copycat McDonald’s Apple Pies

This recipe is the prime reason that you should always have a package of puff pastry dough ready to go in your freezer. Put it into the fridge the night before you want to bake these, or thaw them on the counter for about 45 minutes so they are pliable before making. 

If you want to make these from scratch you can prepare your own apple pie filling, precooking the granny smith apples or other baking apples in a skillet to ensure that they are cooked down and spiced for the apple filling in these copycat hand pies. Unlike a traditional apple pie that you may not pre-cook the filling, these hand pies bake so quickly, the apples will not have enough time to cook completely inside and will be crunchy. 

This is why I used the canned pie filling, it’s quick and easy and super easy to find in the grocery store.

• Puff Pastry
• Apple Pie Filling
• Egg White
• Sugar
• Cinnamon

FAQ’s

How do I store the leftovers?

These are easy to keep at room temperature in an airtight container. You do not want to refrigerate these, since the condensation in the refrigerator will make them soggy and the sugar on top will melt.

What You Need For The Job

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