Happy Memorial Day! First and foremost, we would like to thank every single person who has ever fought for our freedom, as well as their families who sacrifice so much to keep our country safe.
Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades.
Our family likes to host a BBQ, spend time at the beach or the pool and create dishes that remind us how much we love our country. This year, I have decided to make Individual All-American Apple Pies. This recipe gives you the opportunity to create handheld pies vs one big one, which can sometimes get messy when it’s being cut and served.
If you’ve never made a pie before, I encourage you to try this recipe. This was actually the first time I’ve ever made an apple pie and while I was afraid of the level of difficulty, it was actually fairly easy to do. And they tasted really good!
Individual All-American Apple Pies
Individual All-American Apple Pies
Ingredients
- 4 cups apples chopped in small chunks
- 3/8 cup granulated sugar
- 2.5 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 pie crusts (homemade or store bought)
- 1 tbsp butter melted
- 1 tbsp butter for greasing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F and grease your muffin pan with butter
- Store Bought, Refrigerated Pie Crust: - UnrollHomemade Pie Crust - Follow your directions to make dough, roll out to approx. 1/8" thickness on a lightly floured surface.
- Cut out individual circles. You can use cookie cutters, the top of a jar, or anything in your kitchen that is 3.5 - 4" wide.
- Gently press one dough circle into each greased muffin cup. There should be some dough left over for the top of each pie.
- Place the muffin pan and leftover dough into the refrigerator, while you make the filling.
- In a mixing bowl, mix chopped apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg until combined.
- Remove muffin pan from the refrigerator and evenly distribute the filling between all muffin cups. You should have enough to fill each one to the top.
- Remove the extra pie dough from the refrigerator, cut out the designs and place them on top of each individual pie.
- Bake for 20 minutes, remove the muffin tin and brush melted butter on the top of each individual pie crust. Return to the oven for an additional 5 minutes. The crust should be golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
- Using a small utensil, like a knife, carefully drag along the edges of each pie and push up, until individual pies slide out.
- Serve warm with topping of your choice, or plain!
When it comes to decorating your pies, you can get creative! Make the traditional weaved top, cut out stars or other fun shapes. It’s totally up to you! Want to try a different filling? You can do that too! The possibilities are endless.
Once they have finished cooling, you can eat them as is, or add whipped cream, ice cream, fresh berries or fruit. No matter how you dress it up, it’s a great Memorial Day or Forth of July day dessert. In fact, they’d be great all year long.
Once you’ve made them, I’d love to hear about your experience. Was it easy? Would you do anything differently?
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Rachel06/12/2019 9:32 pm
These look SO GOOD! I love mini pies and made some a few years ago, but I need to make some again!
Heather @ US Japan Fam06/12/2019 1:15 pm
OMG how cute are these!! Love the portion control, and the cute factor!
Amber06/12/2019 11:11 am
These are the cutest! Can’t wait to try them out! Yumm 🙂
Lecy | A Simpler Grace06/12/2019 1:35 am
This is such a fun idea! My family loves apple pie and I can’t wait to try these little ones for our next get together!
Tami06/11/2019 10:47 pm
Oh, how I love apple pie! These smaller treats would be perfect for my son and me to eat after lunch.
Michelle05/31/2019 10:09 am
Oh em gee! These look so scrumptious. I could probably eat an entire pan by myself! We’ll definitely be trying these for our upcoming family and friends bbq this summer.
Amy H05/30/2019 10:24 pm
I LOVE This! I love that they are individual. Its just the right amount of deliciousness!
Melissa05/30/2019 10:33 am
I mean does it get any cuter than these individual all American apple pies? Perfect for July 4th! I am going to have to make some for my family!
Swathi05/30/2019 12:32 am
This apple pie looks delicious, I love mini version of apple pies a lot as they perfect with or without ice cream.
Julie Hoag05/29/2019 10:44 pm
I love this idea! So cute and they look super delicious. Would be great for a party!
Marysa05/29/2019 10:26 pm
Those are absolutely adorable! I love those little pies. This would be fun to make with the kids and a great way to get some fruit in there too 🙂
Amanda05/29/2019 2:33 pm
These itty bitty pies are so incredibly adorable. My kids would LOVE them.
Kathy05/29/2019 2:29 pm
This is such a great idea. They turned out really good too! I’d love to make these for the 4th. It would be a huge hit for the family.
Rachel05/29/2019 11:24 am
I think these are so cute. I would love to make some for a cookout that we are having.
Katherine05/29/2019 8:40 am
I am such a sucker for apple pie and I can’t get over how adorable these are!! I love that they’re individual sized and easy to transport to parties. 🙂 So perfect for summer!
Tomi05/29/2019 8:19 am
Love this idea. I’m not a fan of slicing fruit pies. They’re so messy. It’s worth it but why when you can make individual servings. Love this idea.
Lisa Martin05/29/2019 7:09 am
These are so cute! I am going to have to make these for our 4th of July party for sure! It looks like they would travel well also!
Beth05/28/2019 11:27 pm
I love making individual desserts, it helps with portion control and it they are usually easier to serve and eat. I’m going to use this idea when I make rhubarb pie next week.
Melanie05/28/2019 9:48 pm
I love baking little things in cupcakes tins. It makes baking personal items so easy. I will have to try these soon.
Lavern Moore05/28/2019 9:39 pm
How cute and delicious. Can’t wait to try!
Lavern Moore05/28/2019 9:22 pm
These look so cute and delicious. Can’t wait to try!
Pam05/28/2019 7:30 pm
These are so cute. I don’t know what it is about mini desserts but I love them even more than regular ones.
Ashley05/28/2019 6:39 pm
These look amazing and so tasty! I would make these for myself to feel less like a glutton.
Catherine05/28/2019 5:30 pm
Oh my goodness, these tiny apple pies are so adorable! I bet they’d be a huge hit – and you don’t have to destroy a gorgeous pie by cutting it into slices.
Catalina05/28/2019 4:04 pm
What a cute idea is this! My whole family loves apple pies and will love these!
Jamie | Makeup Life and Love05/28/2019 3:54 pm
OMG these are seriously so cute. I love a great Apple pie and a personal individual pie is perfect. I am so going to make these.
Tiffany La Forge-Grau05/28/2019 2:05 pm
Oh my gosh, these are SO cute! They’re sound super easy to make as well. I might make mine cherry and blueberry for red, white, and blue!
Mavs Escala05/28/2019 1:52 pm
I love apple pies! I am now craving lol. Will bookmark this recipe for future reference!
GiGi Eats05/28/2019 12:47 pm
I LOVE LOVE LOVE these individual serving pies, because THIS GIRL does not like to share her food – hahaha! So I can eat one and no one will ask me for some because it’s just too small to share – LOL!
Lynndee05/28/2019 11:07 am
Oh, how adorable! I sure never thought of creating individual pies. And I don’t think I have eaten one either. Love this idea!
Karen05/28/2019 10:30 am
With the 4th of July right around the corner, these are just in time to make now, and make sure they turn out good. You know, for research! These look amazing, and I like the individuality!
Terri Beavers05/28/2019 10:06 am
I missed this recipe for Memorial Day (hope yours was great BTW) but now that I’ve found it, I’m saving it. We go all out for the 4th of July and these individual apple pies wouldn’t last long around here. I’m going to make a practice batch first.
Ntensibe Edgar Michael05/28/2019 10:04 am
Nnniiiccceeeeeeeee…a good pie for a great day to reflect upon ourselves.
Emman Damian05/28/2019 9:56 am
i love a good apple pie. I like it smaller too so you can eat it all at once! Cute size too!
Jennifer05/28/2019 8:50 am
THose little apple pies look so good. I love mini desserts like this.
Vyjay Rao05/28/2019 8:36 am
The Apple Pie looks really amazing. Something that I would love to gorge on. The decoration with the stars makes it totally irresistible.
Jacy Jay05/28/2019 8:18 am
Those are cutie little apple pie. I wanna try those, It looks deliciouss. It looks easy to make and doesn’t need a lot of ingredients.
Monidipa Dutta05/28/2019 6:52 am
I love apple pie and they look amazing. It made me hungry already..
artchee05/28/2019 5:31 am
The apple pies look delicious. I particularly like the ones that had stars on them.
Toni | Boulder Locavore05/28/2019 4:21 am
This is really a great idea! Perfect for entertaining on Fourth of July!
Stefani Tolson05/28/2019 1:55 am
Oh my these are so cute! I love that they are mini! Perfect for those that don’t want do splurge on dessert.
Lisa Favre05/27/2019 9:17 pm
These apple pies are just absolutely adorable!! And oh so perfect for this long weekend.
Subhashish Roy05/27/2019 4:05 pm
I love Apple pies and your recipe is mouthwatering as always. Need to try making it after I return from my holidays.
Paula @ I'm Busy Being Awesome05/27/2019 3:11 pm
They look so cute and yummy! I need to try it
Amber Myers05/27/2019 2:53 pm
These are the cutest pies! I need to make a bunch of these. My family would get a kick out of them.
Monica Y05/27/2019 2:49 pm
This recipe looks delicious and I have all the ingredients. I am going to make them today for letter for dessert with ice cream. Yom
Brittney05/27/2019 2:03 pm
Oh my cuteness! These are the most adorable delicious-looking bite size pies! Great! Now I want to go make all the mini pies! Thanks for the inspiration. I love your presentation, as well!
Lian Wright05/27/2019 1:24 pm
I love this idea! It is so cute and I would gobble so many of these all by myself! They would make a great party dessert to serve!
Brittainy05/27/2019 1:08 pm
Ahh these look so so yummy! And they are so cute!
Kayla05/27/2019 12:16 pm
Yes! Perfectly delicious apple pies with so much less mess? Sign me up. Can’t wait to try!
Cherishing Flo05/27/2019 12:06 pm
I didn’t even know this was a thing! Omg how cute! Love it 😍
Heather05/27/2019 11:40 am
Wonderful little treats to share for Memorial Day. I too am very grateful for my freedoms. The freedoms I might not have if it weren’t for those on the front lines protecting our rights.
Alli Smith05/27/2019 10:38 am
Apple pies are truly all-American. I love that you made individual pies. I like having my own dessert and not having to share. They look so yummy.
Jeanette05/27/2019 9:41 am
Oh my gosh these are so cute. I need to try to make this just because you’re so cute. And I just do this with my family for our desserts for memorial day.
robin rue05/27/2019 8:34 am
These are so perfect for the 4th of July! It doesn’t get any more American than apple pie!