Description
Crisp pastry cradles homemade apple pie pockets fresh from the air fryer, delivering classic dessert comfort with modern convenience. Golden-brown edges and warm cinnamon-spiced filling promise delightful bites you’ll savor to the last crumb.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz (226 g) Pillsbury Grand Biscuits
- 1 cup (240 ml) apple pie filling, cut into small bite-sized pieces
- ¾ cup (150 g) sugar
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) apple pie spice
- 1 tsp (5 ml) cinnamon
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, melted (one stick)
Instructions
- Spice Preparation: Combine granulated sugar with apple pie spice, creating a fragrant mixture for final garnishing.
- Dough Crafting: Carefully separate refrigerated biscuits into thin rounds, stretching each to form 3-4 inch circular bases with gentle, even pressure.
- Filling Enhancement: Incorporate ground cinnamon into apple pie filling, ensuring thorough and uniform seasoning of fruit components.
- Pocket Assembly: Position a measured spoonful of spiced apple mixture onto each dough round, maintaining a small perimeter for secure sealing.
- Crimping Technique: Fold and seal pocket edges by meticulously pinching and pressing to create compact parcels that prevent filling leakage during cooking.
- Air Fryer Setup: Line basket with perforated parchment or lightly spray with olive oil to prevent adherence and facilitate easy removal.
- Cooking Process: Position pockets in air fryer basket without contact, allowing optimal heat circulation and ensuring uniform golden browning at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 6-8 minutes.
- Finishing Touch: Immediately after cooking, brush pockets with melted butter and generously coat with reserved sugar-spice blend for a delectable, aromatic exterior.
Notes
- Dough Stretching Technique: Gently stretch biscuit dough to create thin, even rounds without tearing, ensuring uniform cooking and delicate texture.
- Sealing Strategy: Press edges firmly with fingertips or fork tines to create a tight seal, preventing apple filling from leaking during air frying.
- Spacing Matters: Leave adequate space between pockets in the air fryer basket to guarantee crisp, evenly golden exterior and proper hot air circulation.
- Butter Brush Tip: Apply melted butter immediately after cooking for a glossy finish and to help sugar-spice mixture adhere perfectly to the warm pastry surface.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Air Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 366
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 194 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 41 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg