Mini Apple Cheddar Pies

Mini Apple Cheddar Pies are small hand pies that are made with a sweet apple pie filling and a sharp salty cheddar cheese.  

My Dad always ate a piece of cheddar cheese with his apple pie so naturally, I thought of just adding the cheese to the inside of pies. Sweet, savory and a little bite salty my Mini Apple Cheddar Pies a family favorite.

Is Apple-Cheddar Pie a real thing?

Yes, it’s absolutely is a real thing! And no my Dad did not make it up. Fruit and cheese go very well together. And if you’ve ever eaten apple slices with cheese then you know how delicious they taste together. Serving cheese with pie goes back to the early days in England where they served apple pie with a slice of cheese on top. There are also some restaurants that serve sliced cheese with apple pies.

Assembling the mini pies:

1. Roll out the dough and cut large circles out of the dough.
2. Add 1 TBS of grated cheddar cheese and 2 TBS of apple pie filling.
3. Cut strips of dough to make the lattice and place 4 on each pie.
4. Using a small round cookie cutter and the large circles you cut out of the dough, press to cut off the extra lattice and seal the pies.

Equipment you’ll need to make this recipe:

1. A large cookie sheet
2. Parchment paper or a baking mat
3. Rolling pin
4. 2 round cookie cutters – one slightly larger than the other
5. Paring knife
6. Spatula

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Mini Apple Cheddar Pies

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• Author: krazykitchenmom
• Total Time: 40 minutes
• Yield: 10-12 dependig on the size of the rounds 1x

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Mini Apple Cheddar Pies are small hand pies that are made with a sweet apple pie filling and a sharp salty cheddar cheese.  

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Ingredients

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• 1 box with 2 tubes of refrigerator pie crust
• 2–3 cups of Easy Homemade Apple Pie Filling (substitution: 1 21-ounce can of apple pie filling)
• 3 ounce of shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 egg white – beaten
• 3 TBS turbinado sugar (substitution: white granulated sugar)

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425°
2. Roll out 1 of the pie crusts.
3. Using the larger cookie cutter, cut out pie rounds
4. Place a small amount of the cheddar cheese on each pie round.
5. Top each round with 1-2 TBS of apple pie filling.
6. Roll out the second pie crust and cut strips using a paring knife.
7. Use 4 strips per pie round to make the lattice on the pies.
8. Using the smaller cookie cutter, cut the pies. This will also seal the edges.
9. Brush with the egg white.
10. Sprinkle them with the turbinado sugar.
11. Bake 20 – 25 minutes.

• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 25 minutes
• Category: Dessert
• Method: Baked
• Cuisine: American