Easy Vegan Apple Butter Hand Pies [+VIDEO]
Puff pastries filled with apple chunks tossed in apple butter.
Servings 8 pastries
Ingredients
- 1½ cups apples diced into ½ inch pieces
- ¾ cups apple butter
- 1 package puff pastry sheets
- 1 tbsp vegan butter
- 1½ tbsp organic cane sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Cinnamon Icing
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 2 tsp water (or unsweetened plant milk)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Combine the diced apples with the apple butter and set aside.
- On a lightly floured surface, unfold puff pastry sheets and gently press out to flatten. Cut each sheet into four even pieces.
- Place two heaping spoonfuls of the apple mixture onto one of the cut puff pastry pieces, towards the bottom half but still leaving enough space around the edges (about a ½ inch) to seal them.
- Dab your finger in water and gently go around the edges, then fold the top half over the bottom half.
- Grab a fork and press down the edges to seal them shut.
- Repeat until all puff pastry sheets have been filled and transfer each of them to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Brush the top of each hand pie with a generous amount of vegan butter.
- In a small bowl mix together the cinnamon and sugar. Use a spoon to sprinkle the mixture over top of each of the hand pies, then transfer to the oven to bake for 20-23 minutes or until golden brown.
- While the hand pies are baking, combine the ingredients to make the cinnamon icing by whisking everything together.
- Once the hand pies are done baking, remove them from the oven and let cool for a few minutes.
- Once cooled, drizzle with the cinnamon icing and enjoy!