Our neighbor has an apple tree. My daughter covets that tree. Patiently waiting. Waiting since spring, when I cut down our apricot tree that I don’t think she’s yet forgiven me for.
So now that the apples have finally ripened for harvest, we nonchalantly wandered over to check out the tree, and borrow a few apples. Yes mom, she said we could.
What to do with them apples? My Smudge’s request has been apple pie—again with the pie! When will this girl’s pie obsession be satiated? Um, maybe when I bake her a pie?
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But with no time to make a full blown crust, I pulled a puff pastry from the freezer and baked up an alternative that put her pleadings on the back burner, for now…
Baked Apple Cups
Ingredients
- 1 ½ sheets frozen puff pastry
- 2 T melted butter
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 3 apples cored and thinly sliced
- 2 T plus 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon zested lemon rind
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Thaw puff pastry dough and cut into six pieces, discarding remaining two pieces. Brush with melted butter and place into greased 6 X 1 cup muffin tins. Sprinkle pastry with refined sugar. Combine remaining ingredients reserving 1 teaspoon brown sugar. Divide between tins and sprinkle with remaining brown sugar. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until pastry is golden. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
Notes
How about a few more apples that don’t fall far from the tree? Enjoy.
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Michael shares his tidy parcels of goodness with his moist (thanks to the buttermilk) caramel-ey (thanks to the cream and sugar) and sinfully salty (thanks to the fleur de sal) Cinnamon Apple Cake, laced with salted caramel in Inspiring the Every Day‘s individual desserts. I’ll take two.
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Dara, our favorite Cookin’ Canuck, has given her own spin to a recipe originating from Pam Anderson of Three Many Cooks, and created Apple Upside-Down Biscuits with Gala apples and complimentary nutmeg, cinnamon—plus the pièce_de_résistance, ice cream!
photo > From My Lemony Kitchen
Lisa’s secret to a crunchy, but light as air fritter is rice flour, which makes My Lemony Kitchen‘s Apple Fritters with Ice Cream a better than good, gluten-free dessert. And don’t forget the extra sweet topper of a piece of really good chocolate. Just for that extra gooey factor.
photo >Tiny Tea Room
Amy has a secret I too share, save yourself the headache and forget trying to make puff pastry from scratch. Tiny Tea Room‘s nuggets of Apple Almond Snail Pastries combine almond cream and an apple filling for the perfect pop-in-in-your-mouth dessert.
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Keerthana
These baked apple cups look amazing, Heidi! I recently tried an apple cinnamon cake from Cake Square (www.cakesquare.com) in Chennai, and it was so good. I’m curious though, do you think this recipe would work well if I add a little caramel drizzle on top like the one I had in that cake? Has anyone here tried that combination?
Oh my, what apple dessert doesn’t taste better with a caramel drizzle? Definitely go for ti!!
Ashley @ Foodie Crush
Thanks Jessica!
Shivani
WOW!! This looks so delicious and very easy to make. All these apple deserts looks amazing.. Thank you so much for sharing such a delicious recipe with us. Good work.. Keep it up
Ashley @ Foodie Crush
Thank you very much Shivani!
Adina
I love apple desserts. Thanks for your post!
Olivia Brown
Looks so yummy and mouth watery! I have made many types of dessert but this one is the first time will be making. Will be making it for my lovely kids.
Lesa Cote
This is a really great food item. I love apple desserts.
Hanna
I made these apple cups today for thanksgiving and they were delicious! I ate two :p
Edi | SunCakeMom
You wont be forgiven for cutting down a tree ever but you will be praised to make haven come true on earth. Delicious looking apple cups!
Ania
just made the apple cups-delicious! thank you for the recipe
julia
i want to try….and get another cookie recipe from here
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Cherie
Hi! This looks amazing! Do you think I can replace the puff pastry with bread instead?
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