Air Fryer Apple Hand Pies are made using a few simple ingredients that are already prepared for you and taste way better than any Mcdonald's appie pies. Plus they are super easy to make.
So, I think this year for Christmas, Santa needs something different other than the usual cookies. Don't you think? Like how about these Apple Hand Pies made in the air fryer? I'm guaranteed he will love them.
The air fryer is one of my favorite kitchen appliances. Check out some of these recipes! Air Fryer Chimichangas, Air Fryer Garlic Bread, Air Fryer Fish and Chips, Air Fryer Lamb Chops with Garlic and Rosemary, and Air Fryer Toasted Ravioli.
Jump to:
Why You Will Love This Recipe
These apple hand pies remind me of those deep fried, extremely fatty yummy pies that you get at Mcdonald's.
Making apple pies in the air fryer saves half the calories and these apple pies only require 2 ingredients.
Store bought apple pie filling (in the can) and an already made pie crust. The canned apple pie filling really reminded me of the filling that Mcdonald's uses in their apple pies.
This is by far the best thing that I have made in my air fryer to date. Check out my video on youtube!
Ingredients Needed
- Dough - Use a store bought pie crust such as Pillsbury or make my recipe for 2 Ingredient Dough. It is equal parts self-rising flour and Greek Yogurt.
- Apple pie filling - If you don't want to use a can of pie filling I'd suggest making your own homemade apple filling in the Fall and freeze in bags. My recipe for Freezer Apple Pie Filling has ground cinnamon, brown sugar and regular sugar, and lemon juice. You can purchase apple pie filling from a can (I won't tell).
Additional Toppings
- Egg - for brushing on top of the pie crust to make it really crispy (optional)
- Cinnamon and Sugar - gives the crust a sweet and crunchy texture.
- Vanilla Bean Ice Cream to serve on the side
- See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
How to Make Air Fryer Apple Pies
Step 1: Lay the pie crust flat on a clean surface. Cut as many equal square pieces as you can into squares.
Step 2: Place about 2 tablespoons of the pie filling onto the pie crust and seal the pie filling shut.
Step 3: Prick the sides of the pie crust with a fork or use your fingers to press into the pie crusts to help seal them shut. Brush the tops with egg wash and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.
Step 4: Set the temp of your air fryer to 390. Place the apple hand pies in an even layer in your air fryer basket. You can brush them with egg wash if you want to. I just spray them with some cooking spray.
The hand pies air fry for 8 to 10 minutes until they are golden brown.
Serving size: 1 pie.
Recipe Tips
I got 4 equal squares from one serving of pie crust when rolled out.
If there's any holes in the pies use the leftover pieces that were cut off to fill them in.
Use some parchment paper in your air fryer basket for easy clean up. The pie dough can be kind of messy to work with.
Recipe FAQS
You can serve these apple pies with some homemade caramel sauce, whipped topping such as Cool Whip or Whipped Cream.
Just cut out even size squares or rectangles from the pie dough.
Always store leftovers in clean, food-grade containers. The type of container doesn’t really matter. Use zip lock, glass, or plastic containers.
Some air fryers require preheating and some do not. Be sure to check your air fryer manual.
I have two air fryers. The Cosori 4 Qt Air Fryer and Ninja Woodfire Grill which is an outdoor air fryer. It’s pretty awesome! It has 5 different functions on it.
How to make a WW friendly apple pie
This recipe calls for store-bought pie crust and a can of apple filling. To make a more Weight Watcher friendly version use the recipe for 2 ingredient dough.
If you make the recipe for 2 ingredient dough the pie would be 4 points per serving. Otherwise, one apple pie made with pie crust is 7. I did not use the whole entire can of pie filling for this. I used about ⅓ cup to ½ cup of pie filling. If you want to use sugar-free pie filling you can, I do not like the taste of sugar-free food.
More Air Fryer Recipes to Try:
If you tried this Air Fryer Apple Hand Pies or any other recipe on my website, please please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how you go in the 📝 comments below. I love hearing from you! Follow along on Tiktok @jennarecipediaries
Want to Save This Recipe?
Enter your email & I'll send it to your inbox. Plus, get great new recipes from me every week!
By submitting this form, you consent to receive emails from Recipes Diaries.
Air Fryer Apple Hand Pies
- Prep Time: 10min
- Cook Time: 8min
- Total Time: 18min
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Easy
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Description
Air Fryer Apple Hand Pies are made using a few simple ingredients that are already prepared for you and taste way better than any Mcdonald's appie pies. Plus they are super easy to make.
Ingredients
- 1 store-bought pie crust such as Pillsbury or
- 1 recipe for 2 ingredient dough
- ⅓ to ½ cup of apple pie filling
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Lay the pie crust flat on a clean surface. Cut as many equal square pieces as you can into squares.
- Place about 2 tablespoons of the pie filling onto the pie crust and seal the pie filling shut.
- Prick the sides of the pie crust with a fork or use your fingers to press into the pie crusts to help seal them shut. Brush the tops with egg wash and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.
- Set the temp of your air fryer to 390. Place the apple hand pies in an even layer in your air fryer basket. You can brush them with egg wash if you want to. I just spray them with some cooking spray.
Notes
myWW points: Blue Points: 4; Green Points: 4; Purple Points: 4
points above use the recipe for 2 Ingredient dough
If there's any holes in the pies use the leftover pieces that were cut off to fill them in.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 125
- Sugar: 7g
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: .5g
- Protein: 1.3g
Jenna says
Sorry, but I do not have a newsletter anymore. You can check me out on one of my social media pages.
Jessica Byerly says
I am trying to subscribe to your newsletter but the link appears to be broken? Can I be added?
Jenna says
Do you have the WW app you can figure out points using that, but I will get that updated as soon as I can.
Irene says
DO you know the nutritional values of this. I have weight watchers and need to find out points per.
Jenna says
Yeah, any type of fruit filling would work! Even jam.
Ellen says
Could we add any other fruit pie filling? This looks so good!
Jenna says
Hi Dave, I added a video that shows you how to make them. Hope that helps.
Dave says
How big should the squares of pie crust be? Do you just place another square of crust on top after putting the filling in? If I wanted to have cinnamon and sugar on the outside, would I put it on before or after cooking?
Jenna says
Thanks for the tip Audra.
Audra says
Our air fryer has 3 shelves and only the top shelf baked in the 8 min and needed flipped half way through. So I had to rotate the shelves or just do one shelf at a time. Just an adjustment if you have a fryer like that also.