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I’m not typically a pie maker of any sort, but I had to share my Mini Mason Jar Apple Pie recipe that I used for my son’s 2nd birthday party a few weeks ago.
I’m not typically a pie maker of any sort, but I had to share my Mini Mason Jar Apple Pie recipe that I used for my son’s 2nd birthday party a few weeks ago.
These pies were the most popular of all the desserts I made. I used a simple recipe my mom used to make for us when we were kids, but I added pie crust and mason jars to make them individual sized.
Ingredients:
Pillsbury Pie Crust
2- 20 oz. cans of apple pie filling
One stick of butter
One package of white cake mix
4 oz. mason jars- 12 pack
2 inch round cookie cutter (or cup that size)
All of your ingredients are shown. The most expensive will be the mini mason jars, which are about $9.00 for a dozen jars. If you plan on making these ever again, they are worth the investment.
Roll our your dough onto a clean countertop and use your circle cookie cutter to cut a piece of dough.
Fold the dough into the mason jar, almost in a wonton shape.
Then use your fingers to smooth the dough along the edges of the jar evenly. It will go about 1/2 to 3/4 up the side of the jar, but not all the way to the top. This is fine because you’ll have a crumb topping over the top that will cover the gap area.
Once all of your jars have the pie dough in them, you can spoon in your pie filling. Each 4 oz. jar takes about 2-3 teaspoons of apple pie filling. Leave a little room at the top for your crumb crust.
Now you’re ready to add your topping!
Take a loaded teaspoon of white cake mix and dump on top of your mini pie.
Spread it evenly across the top so it’s in a nice covered layer over the apples.
Then add a thin slice of butter to the top of the pie. Trust me…it looks weird, but it’s divine.
This is how your pie should look before it goes into the oven.
I had some extra dough left over, so I also made an extra pie adding the criss cross pattern across the top of the pie, which is another way you could do your pie without the added calories of the butter/crumb topping.
Bake the pies at 350 for about 25-30 minutes. Check them around 20 minutes and see how well they are cooked and make the determination from there.
The final product:
YUM!!! I made two of them and then placed the rest in the freezer with the lids on them to bake for Thanksgiving OR you can just make a batch and freeze them for little snacks whenever you want something sweet. 
Thanks for reading! I’m going to try one out now…and the verdict is….
Thanks for reading! I’m going to try one out now…and the verdict is….
I am in love with any mason jar cake, pie, whatever. They are so cute as individualized desserts – and a great way to instill portion control:-)
These are super cute AND sound delicious. I’ll have to make them some time. Thanks for sharing. :]
Soo cute..I love this..This is such a wonderful recipe..I will be trying it soon.Yummy..I’m officially following ya via making the world cuter..Would love for you to stop in and visit me sometime via http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com/2011/11/thankful-for-food.html#comments (I have a thanksgiving food linky that I will be delighted to have you share your awesome recipe to..).TY. Wishing u a great start to your week
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what a great idea! looks amazing! I will have to try. Came across your blog through the just whipped something up link party! So glad I did! I will be your new follower/friend
Thanks for sharing! Our youth group hosts a Thanksgiving dinner for some of the elderly women at church. This will be a perfect dessert!
I’ve been seeing these all over the blogosphere lately, but I appreciate a tutorial for once! I’m really interested in these to use as Christmas gifts. Any idea how long they’ll keep?
Delish! Lovely gift idea! New follower… Would love it you would stop by and share this at my linky party
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These look amazing!! I love apple pie, definetly going to try this out!!
Hi! Came over from Made By You Monday! This looks great! Would love for you to come over and link up to my Tasty Tuesday party going on now! http://nap-timecreations.blogspot.com/
Love this idea! I wonder if I could make them super mini with all my glass baby food jars I’ve kept!
Melissa
http://www.lovebugliving.com
Oh girl! This.is.awesome.
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Hi Abbey, what a wonderful idea. So different from the usual pie. I will have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris
Hi Abby. Thanks for sharing this recipe and showing me how easy it is to make it in the mason jars. I just pinned it on pinterest.
Hugs…Tracy @ Cotton Pickin Cute
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