Everyone needs a rabbit to pull out of their hat sometimes. This unbelievably good little two-ingredient recipe for mini apple pies is one! I was skeptical when I saw this recipe, but one bite made me a believer, and they couldn’t be easier to make!
I'm a dedicated scratch cook and always hesitate to use shortcuts. I am slow to come around, but sometimes (often!), life gets busy, and you must get a meal on the table fast! Mixes and canned goods are often a budget-friendly alternative!
You can always add your own touches to a simple recipe. For instance, you could add extra cinnamon, a dash of nutmeg, or some chopped nuts to these adorable mini apple pies and make them your own.
I'm learning to balance convenience with my love for scratch cooking sometimes! It can relieve stress and make my time in the kitchen more fun!
When your kids bring home a friend for dinner or company stops in at mealtime unexpectedly, this is a wonderful trick to have up your sleeve! All you need is a tube of eight refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing and a can of apple pie filling! No kidding!
Turn on your oven to 375 degrees because this two-ingredient dessert will be ready in no time!
Grab your muffin pans and spray eight spots with non-stick cooking spray. My wonderful old Norpro muffin tins are old enough to vote, but they have developed a wonderful patina from years of use and bake beautifully! Today’s Norpro muffin pans are even better than when I got mine back in the 1980s!
Separate the cinnamon rolls and set the icing aside. Put one cinnamon roll in each of the eight cups and use your fingers or the back of a spoon to press them into the cup and bring the sides up to form a little cinnamon roll dough bowl.
Now, spoon the apple pie filling evenly into the eight spots in the pan. I suggest cutting the apple slices into smaller bite-size pieces so they fit better. I did this with my kitchen scissors right in the can.
Now, pop those muffin tins into the oven and set the timer for 15 minutes. If the rolls don’t seem quite done (I used a cake tester), leave them in for another three minutes, then set the pans on a rack to cool. Use the tip of a knife to slide around the edge of each of the little mini apple pies and move them onto the rack to cool the rest of the way.
When the little apple pies are cool, drizzle the yummy vanilla icing from the tube evenly over each one. Put a cookie sheet, cutting board, or mat under the rack for easy cleanup!
Aren’t they just the cutest little two-ingredient dessert? I think they’d also make a wonderful little breakfast pastry! They are so easy to make; the kids would love to help!
Pillsbury also makes refrigerated orange sweet rolls in a tube with cinnamon icing! That would be another fun one with peach or cherry pie filling! Try it sometime!!
Here's a fast and easy 2 ingredient dessert! Tasty little mini apple pies!
I believe feeding my family is one way to show love, and cooking should never become a chore. But we all have days when it can feel that way or when things get so rushed and frantic that we need to find easier ways to get a meal on the table.
Here are some of my favorite quick meals and shortcuts you might enjoy. One Pan American Goulash, Easy Ham and Scalloped Potatoes, and Hamburger Noodle Hotdish. If you type "quick" or "easy" in the search bar, you'll find more time-saving desserts, too!
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