Easy 3 Ingredient Copycat McDonald’s Apple Pies

3 ingredients and a short bake time are all that stand in the way between you and having a piping hot batch of Copycat McDonald’s Apple Pies in your kitchen. Nothing beats freshly baked puff pastry packed full of caramelised apples. Caution: contents will be hot – avoid the classic McDonald’s mistake of biting into one when just out of the oven!

These are perfectly crisp puff pastry parcels of goodness. Apples are caramelised before wrapping in puff pastry, topped with a little sugar and baked. Whilst apples do take a little time to soften to the perfect point, you want to stay patient with it to avoid undercooked apples.

You could easily half/double the recipe if you are looking to feed more or fewer people. These are great for a make-ahead breakfast/snack that you can grab and go with. These could also easily be freezed. As with any pastry, if you’re re-heating these, try to do so in the oven as opposed to the microwave to avoid them going soggy!

As with any puff pastry recipe, the key to a perfect bake is keeping the pastry cold until ready to bake, then going directly into a very hot oven. If you want to play with the filling, you could sub other fruits/add berries – just beware that you may need to add cornstarch to make up for the extra liquid.

For other pastry based treats, check out this 4 Ingredient Salted Caramel and Chocolate Tart or these Easy Chocolate Twists. For a video on how to make these, check my Instagram.

Easy 3 Ingredient Copycat McDonald’s Apple Pies

Makes: 8
Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Bake Time: 20 Minutes
Total Time: 45 Minutes

Ingredients

• 500g Puff Pastry
• 5 Medium Granny Smith Apples, Peeled and Diced
• 125g Light Brown Sugar
• Optional: Milk to brush before baking

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7. Line 2 large baking trays.
2. Add the chopped apples and brown sugar to a large pan. Over a med/high heat, keep stirring and adding a little water at a time to prevent crisp edges from forming. Keep cooking and stirring until apples are totally soft and golden brown (about 15-20 minutes).
3. Once the apples are cooked, turn off the heat. Cut the pastry in half (leaving the other half in the fridge). Roll this out to a large rectangle, approx 10×12″ and about 1/4″ thick. Cut out 8 equal rectangles, and add apples (reserving half the mixture for the remaining pastry) to 4 of the pastry rectangles – leaving room at the edges.
4. Take the remaining pastry rectangles, roll out a little more and place over the top of the apple topped pastry. Press edges down with a fork and diagonally score the top with a knife. You should have 4 little parcels.
5. Optional: Brush the tops of the pastry with milk for a more golden pastry.
6. Sprinkle over extra sugar and bake for 18-22 minutes – until golden.
7. Whilst those are baking, repeat with the other half of the pastry and apples.
8. Once golden brown, remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Eat whilst still warm (perfect with ice cream).