These vegan Apple Hand Pies feature a sweet apple pie filling inside a delicious pie crust. They’re so easy to make and ready in only 30 minutes! The perfect recipe for apple season!

The Apple season continues. This means I’m baking a lot with apples, thanks to the big apple tree in our garden which gives us the best and most delicious, juicy, organic apples ever! But this is not the main reason why I love creating new vegan apple pie treats. Not only do I want to use up all these apples, but I also LOVE desserts with cinnamon and apple flavor! Especially when those snacks are mini sized, so you can always grab one of these mini apple pies as a snack on the go! Aside from that, they’re also the perfect treat to serve as a delicious dessert for cozy afternoon coffee and tea party’s, or even for breakfast.


These mini Apple Pies are the perfect sweet treats for anytime!
It was quite a while ago that I shared these vegan apple pie hand pies with you on Instagram. Since then I’ve made them for myself very often, because I love having some treats on hand that I can eat anytime during the day when I crave something sweet. These Apple Hand Pies taste like a piece of cake, or better yet, a slice of pie! But they’re much easier to eat, because of their portable size!

Apple Hand Pies are quick and easy to make!
Start with making the pie crust. Of course, you could use store-bought pie crust instead, but trust me, it’s definitely worth it to make your own because homemade pie crust tastes so much better! It has such an incredibly buttery, flaky texture which tastes absolutely amazing, plus it’s also vegan and contains only plant-based ingredients. Don’t be afraid of making the pastry because the dough for this recipe is really easy to make. It comes together in only 5 minutes, before going in the fridge for at least 1/2 hour to chill, because it’s easier to work with when the dough is cold. You can leave it in the fridge for 2 days before using, or freeze it for another use, so it will last even longer.


Delicious Cinnamon Apples wrapped in a Pie Crust
I filled these little cute mini apple pies with a sweet cinnamon apple filling. It’s truly my fave recipe and I’ve already made it so many times. Also, as a topping for simple french toast or oatmeal, it tastes so good! To make it, peel, core and finely chop the apples. In a pot, combine water, cornstarch, brown sugar, cinnamon, and a pinch of vanilla. Then bring it to a boil to thicken while stirring. Next, add chopped apples, stir to mix everything together and set aside. Once the apple cinnamon mixture has cooled a little, it’s ready to use.






I hope you‘ll love this recipe for Apple Hand Pies. It’s:
- Vegan
- Dairy-free
- Egg-free
- Simple
- Super easy and quick to make
- Taste like a mini apple pie
- Can be made refined sugar-free
- So delicious!
- The BEST way to get an apple a day!


A cute dessert for everyone!
I have to admit that these mini apple pies never last long in my kitchen. They’re so delicious, that I can’t keep my hands off of them. But I guess they’re made for picking them up and eating them until they’re gone, because they’re actually hand pies! Anyways, these easy to make hand pies are a great way to change up the traditional slice of pie or cake at your dessert table, for your Thanksgiving feast, or simply any occasion. I also like to heat them up in the microwave for a few seconds, then it tastes like a warm apple pie! However, I guarantee everyone will love these delicious treats, both adults and kids alike!


If you like Apple Pie recipes, you can also check out my recipes for a classic vegan Apple Pie or Apple Pie Roll-Ups. Another great idea is to use my easy vegan pie crust pastry recipe and mix and match all sorts of fruits and berries to suit your taste or fruit season. Have fun trying this yummy recipe and please don’t forget to let me know if you liked it!


Apple Hand Pies (Vegan Mini Apple Pie)
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Ingredients
Pie Crust:
- 2 ½ cups (300 g) all-purpose flour or gluten-free, if needed
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- ¾ cup (180 g) vegan butter cubed and chilled
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) cold water
Cinnamon Apple Filling:
- 2 apples
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) water
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- a pinch of ground vanilla
- a squeeze of lemon juice optional
To brush and sprinkle:
- dairy-free milk or cream
- brown sugar
Instructions
*Note: Please watch the recipe video for visual instruction. Also, I recommend measuring the ingredients in grams and ml.
Pie crust:
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and salt. Add the cubed vegan butter and work it into the flour with your hands. Gradually, add the cold water, a tablespoon at a time, and knead just until a dough forms. (Optionally, you could also put all ingredients to a food processor and pulse until the dough clumps together.) *Note: You can watch the pastry recipe video here!
- Turn the dough to a floured surface and form into a ball, then flatten into a disc. Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for at least ½ hour.
Apple Cinnamon Filling:
- Peel, core and chop the apples into small chunks.
- In a pot or saucepan, mix water, cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until thickens up.
- Add apples, toss to coat and set aside.
Shape Hand Pies (see step by step pictures in the text above):
- Preheat the oven to 400 ˚F (200 ˚C).
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough.
- Cut out circles using a round form (such as a 3.5-inch jar or cookie cutter).
- Form leftover dough to a ball again, reroll and cut out more circles. (Optionally, cut out designs to make decorations or cookies.)
- Place approx. 1 heaped tbsp of the apple filling in the center of each of half amount. Brush the edges with a bit of water so they seal better.
- Place the other half of the pie crust circles on top, then crimp the edges with a fork to seal.
- Brush the top of each pie with a little dairy-free milk or cream, then cut 2 slits in the top of each pie to let steam escape while baking. Sprinkle with some brown sugar, if desired.
- Bake for approx. 20 minutes, or until they start to turn golden brown.
- Let cool 10 minutes before serving.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- To make these hand pies gluten-free, you can use a gluten-free flour blend 1:1.
- To make them refined sugar-free, you can use Erythritol.
- You could also use coconut sugar, or regular white sugar, if you like.
- You can store them in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.
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I brought this to my coworker last week because I had too much apples. They loved it!
It was not to sweet and pretty light actually, perfect for a morning snack!
Glad you enjoyed these! Thank you 🙂
Can these be frozen?
Yes! 🙂
I just made these and they are so cute and amazing and the crust is so flaky! I found you years ago because of your blueberry pie recipe which is one of my favorite recipes of allllll time and always a crowd pleaser. I’m wondering if you think the blueberry pie filling would work in these hand pies? Would I bake the same amount of time? Etc. Thank you for providing such amazing plant based recipes for free! All of your recipes that I have made are always amazing.
That’s great! I’m super happy about it! 🙂
Of course, you can make a blueberry filling! Same amount of time!
Flavor was great. Nice to find a vegan recipe for hand pies. I made this with my 9-year old, and we had a great time. Perfect snacks for on-the-go.
Two issues:
1) There’s still a mistake (as of 09/2022) in the Apple Filling measurement. It says “3 Tbsp water (75mL).” 3 Tbsp water is actually 45mL. This doesn’t really make a huge difference, but should be corrected.
2) There’s just no way that 20minutes at 350F is sufficient. I have read through a number of other recipes for hand pies, and they either use a higher temp (e.g. 400-425F) for 20 minutes (like the King Arthur and Cook’s Illustrated recipes) or use 350F for significantly longer time. If your hand pies are cooking completely at 350F for 20min, you should get an oven thermometer because it’s probably running hot.
Delicious! I had enough for exactly 12, my boyfriend and I finished eating the first half before the second half was even out of the oven haha
Great! Thank you! ❤
Enjoy your evening! 🙂
I just love it! Very light, but at the same time infinite delicious! I can only recommend it! I’m sure I’ll put it away several times and try to make other delicacies!!! Thank you!
So happy to hear that you like them. Thanks for your feedback, Ben! 🙂
Love the crust!!
I used this crust recipe for some peach handpies and it tasted AMAZING!
I had to leave them in the oven a little longer for coloring. Didnt quite get the Golden brown (maybe it was the milk i used? Probs shouldve used butter)
But i went by the color on the bottom and my family loved them!
Hi Ari!
Thanks for your feedback. I’m glad you liked the crust that much. The color may be lighter due to the milk. You can try it with butter the next time. <3
Great recipe but they did not brown at 350 in 20 minutes. I went with 380 at 30 minutes
Hi Damon!
I’m sorry your pies needed longer than the given time to get ready. Not every oven is working in the same way so this can happen. I’m glad you liked them anyways! 🙂