{"id":20541,"date":"2026-08-05T16:38:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/?p=20541"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:38:06","slug":"salted-caramel-apple-hand-pies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/salted-caramel-apple-hand-pies\/","title":{"rendered":"Salted Caramel Apple Hand Pies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/gallery\/recipes\/SaltedCaramelAppleHandPies.jpg\" alt=\"Salted Caramel Apple Hand Pies\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icoDL\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/images\/ico_Print.png\" alt=\"download\" title=\"Print Recipe\" onClick=\"window.print()\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/salted-caramel-apple-hand-pies\/email\/\" title=\"Email This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-EmailIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-email\/images\/ico_email.png\" alt=\"Email This Post\" title=\"Email This Post\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"recTitle\">Salted Caramel Apple Hand Pies<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\">Prep: 35 minutes<br \/>\nBake: 30 minutes \u2022 Serves: 12<\/span> <!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"recIngre\"><span>1 <\/span>package (15 ounces) refrigerated pie crusts<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>medium Granny Smith apple, halved, cored and thinly sliced, then coarsely chopped (about 2 cups)<br \/>\n<span>1\/4 <\/span>cup light brown sugar<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>tablespoon all-purpose flour plus additional for dusting<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>tablespoon fresh lemon juice<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>teaspoon ground cinnamon<br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>teaspoon ground nutmeg<br \/>\n<span>12 <\/span>individually wrapped caramels, cut in half<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>large egg<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>teaspoon coarse sea salt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>1.<\/span>Preheat oven to 375\u00b0; line rimmed baking pan with parchment paper. Soften 1 pie crust as label directs.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>2.<\/span>In large bowl, toss apple, sugar, flour, lemon juice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Unroll pie crust onto lightly floured work surface; with 3-inch round cutter or glass, cut 8 circles from dough. Gather dough scraps; with rolling pin, roll out scraps and cut 4 more circles. Place about 2 tablespoons apple filling and 2 pieces caramel in center of 6 circles; top each with remaining 6 circles. Seal edges of pies with fork; transfer pies to prepared pan. Repeat process with remaining pie crust to make 6 more pies.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>3.<\/span>In small bowl, whisk egg. Brush tops of pies with egg; sprinkle with salt. With paring knife, cut 2 vents in top of each pie; bake 30 minutes or until golden brown. Makes 12 hand pies.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recNut\"><br \/>\nApproximate nutritional values per serving (1 hand pie):<br \/>\n208 Calories, 10g Fat (4g Saturated), 19mg Cholesterol, 383mg Sodium,<br \/>\n30g Carbohydrates, 1g Fiber, 11g Sugars, 10g Added Sugars, 2g Protein<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>Smart Swaps:<\/span><br \/>\n> Their handheld size makes them perfect for sharing at gatherings or packing in lunch boxes. Bake a batch ahead of time and freeze extras for an easy fall dessert whenever the craving strikes.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salted Caramel Apple Hand Pies Prep: 35 minutes Bake: 30 minutes \u2022 Serves: 12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-04_desserts","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20541"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20542,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20541\/revisions\/20542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}