Ingredients
2 Pie Crusts (double this recipe: Pie Crust)
Apple Filling
2 cups apples, peeled, cored, and diced (about 2 medium-sized apples)
⅓ cup cane sugar
1-½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoon butter, melted
1/2 cup walnuts (optional for added flavor)
Streusel Topping
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup light brown sugar, packed
¼ cup butter, cold, cubed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Core, peel, and slice the apples into small cubes or slices.
In a large bowl, gently mix filling ingredients. Set aside.
On a flat surface, coat lightly with all purpose flour and roll out each of the two pie crusts to about 1/8 thickness using a rolling pin.
Use a 3.5” - 4” round cookie cutter (or a glass) to cut out circles that are slightly larger than the openings of your standard muffin tin. You should be able to get about 6 circles from each pie crust. Repeat with the second pie crust.
Grease muffin tin and place strips of parchment paper into the bottom of the muffin tin.
Carefully press each of the 12 pie crust circles into the cups of your muffin tin, making sure to mold them to the shape of the cups. Trim any excess crust hanging over the edges. Make sure that the parchment paper is still poking out of the sides. Put aside for later.
Prepare the cinnamon streusel topping in a separate bowl. Combine the all-purpose flour, brown sugar, cold cubed butter, ground cinnamon, and a pinch of salt. Use a pastry cutter or your fingers to blend the mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
Fill each crust with the prepared apple filling, then sprinkle the cinnamon streusel topping over them.
Place the muffin tin in the preheated oven and bake for about 35 minutes, until the streusel is crispy.
Remove the mini apple pies from the oven and allow them to cool in the tin for a few minutes.
Carefully transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Adapted From
https://lifestyleofafoodie.com/mini-apple-pies/#recipe-link
https://www.alilyloveaffair.com/vegan-apple-pie.html#wprm-recipe-container-17279