This apple hand pie recipe is extra easy and super quick thanks to the air fryer! We glaze these pies with a simple vanilla glaze so they’re perfectly sweet and perfect for fall.
There are lots of ways to make a pie, but really only three ways to eat a pie. You can eat it with a fork. You can eat it like a sandwich. Or you can eat it with your hands behind your back in a pie-eating contest.
Even though the last option is the most fun, it is also the messiest and least practical. So I ruled that out quickly.
Instead, when I had a craving for an apple pie I chose to go with a hand pie thinking it would be the easiest. So I went to the store, bought as few items as possible, and popped out the air fryer and everything came together perfectly!
I love shortcut desserts like this!
How to make apple hand pies:
- Unroll each pie crust and cut four circles out of each of them.
- Place 1-2 tablespoons of canned pie filling in each circle, being careful not to overfill.
- Fold over the circles to cover the pie filling and use a fork to crimp the edges.
- Place pies in an even layer in your air fryer. Depending on the size of your air fryer, you may have to make 2 or 3 batches.
- Cook for 10 minutes or until the crust is lightly golden.
- Let the pies then cool for 20 minutes before glazing.
How to make apple pie glaze:
Use a fork to stir together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
Dunk each apple pie into the glaze to cover it.
Place the glazed pies on a wire rack over a baking sheet to collect the mess from excess glaze dripping off until the glaze sets. This should take about 15 minutes.
Hand pie pro tips:
- If you want to freeze the hand pies for later consumption, you should freeze them before frying them. They will taste best that way. You can freeze them after frying them, but either way, you will want to make a fresh glaze and apply it after cooking or reheating them again.
- You can use any pie filling you want—it doesn’t have to be apple, and the recipe will work the same. Get creative!
- If you don’t want the hassle of dealing with the glaze, I have had these with powdered sugar sprinkled on them and they were still amazing! You could also use a cinnamon and sugar mix, or even some melted chocolate. Do what you think tastes best here.
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FAQ
Keep them in your fridge in an air tight container for up to a week. When it is time to reheat them just pop them back in the air fryer for a few minutes until hot again.
You sure can! This recipe will work with nearly any pie filling. We suggest you get a canned pie filling of your choice and still use it the same as we used the apple pie filling.
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Apple Hand Pies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 refrigerated pie crusts
- 1 cup canned apple pie filling
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Unroll the pie crusts and use a 4 inch round cookie cutter to cut 4 circles out of each pie crust.
- Place 2 tablespoons of pie filling in each circle and fold the circles over to cover the pie filling. Use a fork to crimp the edges closed.
- Place the pies in an even layer in the air fryer. You may need to work in batches depending on the size of your air fryer.
- Cook at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until the crust is lightly golden.
- Set pies aside to cool for 20 minutes before glazing.
- To make the glaze, beat together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
- Use a fork to carefully dunk each pie in the glaze to coat.
- Set pies on a wire rack over a baking sheet to allow excess glaze to drip off and glaze to set.
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Comments & Reviews
Sandy says
Haven’t yet tried this recipe and normally don’t rate recipes in advance of actually making them, but I’m an experienced cook and am fairly certain your recipe will work well (plus I’ve used other of your recipes which were great.) Looking forward to making them soon – a perfect, quick “small pie” option for our household of two, just in time for Fall. Many thanks for such a great idea!
Darlene says
When you say to cook the pies do you mean air fry? My air fryer also has a bake, roast, etc.
Karly Campbell says
We use the air fry mode. 🙂
Clancy says
I don’t have a round pastry cookie cutter. Do you have any suggestions for what I can use? Coffee cup bottom or measure 4 inch diameters?
I just discovered your food blog and I’m going on 2 hours of reading and Pinning your recipes. Thank you for your hard work.
Karly says
Hi Clancy! You could use anything that’s around 4 inches in diameter to cut them – if it’s not sharp just run a knife around the edges. If it’s not exactly 4 inches that won’t hurt anything. You’ll just end up with a few more or less pies and might need to cook for a minute more or less, depending on if they’re smaller or larger. 🙂
I’m so glad you’re enjoying the recipes! Thank you for the support!
Sharon says
Hi, love your site! For how long and at what temp should I bake frozen hand pies?
Karly says
Hi Sharon! Oh gosh, it’s been a bit since we’ve done this…I think we left the temp at 350 and bumped the time up to 15 minutes. I can’t believe I didn’t write that down. 🙁