Air Fryer Apple Hand Pies are the perfect fall dessert! They are easy and quick to make in the air fryer and positively delicious too.
With Apple Hand Pies made in an Air Fryer, you can make your favorite dessert without all the fuss. These are the perfect dish for when you’re craving something sweet but don’t have the time to whip up a pie crust from scratch.
These Apple Hand Pies made in an Air Fryer take just minutes to put together and require no special skills or unusual ingredients. With this easy-to-follow recipe, I hope that everyone can enjoy this classic dessert at home!
Try our oven-baked Blueberry Hand Pies too!
I love these because the hubs is almost always begging me to make an apple pie. Unfortunately, doing so requires me to give up a good portion of my day to spend in the kitchen.
But with the hand pies, I can give him that flavor he is craving and I don’t have to peel, core, and chop a ton of apples and make him an actual pie. Plus – that crispy, flaky crust on these little hand pies is absolutely delectable!
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Here are some commonly asked questions
How Air Frying Works
While air fryers are relatively new to the market, the technology isn’t really a new concept. They basically work like tiny convection ovens that you can use on your countertop.
Similar to a convection oven, it circulates the hot air within the cooking area using a high-powered fan. This helps evenly distribute the heat around the food which not only creates more evenly cooked food but also reduced cooking times.
By circulating the hot air, which contains the fine oil droplets from adding a light mist layer before cooking, and allows you to remove the need for submerging our foods in heavy oils to create the deliciously crunchy foods we all love.
What are the benefits of air frying?
Healthier
It’s no secret that fried foods are more fattening – but did you know that there are 9 calories in every gram of fat? With air frying, we can reduce the fat by removing most of the oils usually needed to create crunchy foods. This helps to drastically reduce fat intake and calories.
Convenience
I love being able to cook with my air fryer and eliminate the need for large baking sheets and lots of pots and pans. Most of my air fryer recipes can be made with just a mixing bowl or two or a small saucepan in addition to my air fryer.
Energy Efficient
Someone said to me once, “why make this in the air fryer if you can do it the conventional way in the same amount of time?” Well, air frying helps eliminate the need for a conventional oven.
Not only can you keep your home cooler in the summer by not using the oven, but you are saving money with reduced energy consumption costs as well.
Time Saver
I don’t know about you, but if I can avoid turning on the oven and having to wait 20 minutes for it to preheat, I’m happy about that. Most air fryer recipes either don’t require that you preheat the fryer – or the preheat time is 5 minutes or less. That is a huge time saver over using the oven.
Take it on the go
I love that the air fryer is compact and easy to take along on trips. We pack ours in our RV and find that air fryer cooking while camping is so much easier than trying to deep fry foods on a small RV stove or camping burner.
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How to prevent sticking in the air fryer
Sticking can often happen when using an air fryer. I understand that most would think to add non-stick spray to the basket to prevent this. I strongly encourage you to not do that.
Non-stick spray leaves a coating that won’t come off, even when washed. Over time – this will build up and cause smoking when you use our air fryer.
I also do not recommend putting down a sheet of foil. The idea behind air frying is to allow the air to circulate around the food.
This is why the basket or tray has holes in it. If you put foil down – this prevents the air from reaching all of the areas it needs to in order for it to cook properly.
Instead – I recommend spraying the basket with olive oil using this spray bottle. You can line the air fryer with perforated parchment paper.
Or you can use one of these really great silicone liners that still allow for airflow but are reusable and easily cleanable.
Air Frying Doneness Tip
Every air fryer is a bit different and they all cook at different rates – so in general, all cooking times are approximate based on the pan and temperature.
You can always cook the recipe longer if needed and reduce the heat a bit. If needed, you can tent the top if it is browning too much.
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How to Make Apple Hand Pies in the Air Fryer
- Unroll the crusts onto a lightly floured surface. Use a 2” round cookie cutter to cut out as many circles as you can— about 8-12 from each sheet.
- Fill the center of each circle with apple pie filling (about 1 tablespoon), making sure to leave a ¼” border around the edges.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and milk to make the egg wash.
- Brush the edges of the filled circle with the egg wash and place another dough round on top.
- Crimp the edges with a fork to seal the filling in and gently cut 2-3 holes in the middle of the pie, this will help release the air so the pie doesn’t explode!
- Brush the top of the pies with the egg wash and sprinkle with the coarse sugar, if using.
- Repeat with the other pies.
- Place the filled pies in the air fryer basket and at 375F until golden brown– about 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining hand pies that didn’t fit in the basket the first round.
- Enjoy immediately and store any leftover pies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
What other apple recipes do you recommend for fall?
Since the hubs grew up in an orchard and we have a multitude of apple trees here on our property – I have SO MANY apple recipes that I know you will love. Check out some of the top reader favorites below…
- Easy Apple Crisp
- Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies
- Apple Pie Mug Cake
- Cinnamon Candy Apples
- Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls
- French Apple Pie
- Irish Apple Cake
- Apple Butter Pancakes
- Homemade Caramel Apples
- Homemade Apple Fritters
- Crockpot Apple Butter
I have a bake option and other special features on my air fryer, is that the setting? Or do you put it on “air fry” setting?
All of my recipes were created with an air fryer that had only a temperature & timer setting – since not all air fryers have all the additional settings.
You can use the bake setting when making recipes that you would traditionally bake – but if possible, please just set the temperature & time for this recipe.
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Ingredients for Apple Hand Pies
- refrigerated pie crusts
- apple pie filling
- egg
- milk
- coarse sugar – optional
Tips for Making Apple Hand Pies
- You’ll have quite a bit of leftover apple pie filling but it will keep in the fridge for up to one week once opened— then you can use it on pancakes or ice cream or make more hand pies later on!
- To make a caramel apple hand pie, add 1/3 cup of caramel sauce to the apple pie filling.
- To make a cinnamon apple hand pie, add an additional 1 teaspoon of cinnamon to the apple pie filling and store together before adding to the hand pies. Be sure to add a pinch of cinnamon to the tops of the hand pies before air frying.
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What air fryer do you use?
We actually have 3 air fryers. I have a smaller one from Phillips that we started with. I have since given that to my son since he’s only cooking for 1.
But the more I used the air fryer I realized I really wanted a digital screen. It wasn’t any more expensive, in fact- our XL air fryer from GoWISE was less expensive than the Phillips and I love its ease & extra functions.
Plus it comes with a lot of the extra accessories I like to use when cooking with my fryer.
But I when I started working on my second air fryer book, I wanted to change things up. I picked up this LARGE air fryer that has been wonderful. It has Touch Screen Presets plus it is XL Family Size, which is great!
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Air Fryer Apple Hand Pies
Ingredients
- 14 ounces refrigerated pie crusts
- 21 ounces apple pie filling
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- coarse sugar optional
Instructions
- Unroll the crusts onto a lightly floured surface. Use a 2” round cookie cutter to cut out as many circles as you can— about 8-12 from each sheet.
- Fill the center of each circle with apple pie filling (about 1 tablespoon), making sure to leave a ¼” border around the edges.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and milk to make the egg wash.
- Brush the edges of the filled circle with the egg wash and place another dough round on top.
- Crimp the edges with a fork to seal the filling in and gently cut 2-3 holes in the middle of the pie, this will help release the air so the pie doesn’t explode!
- Brush the top of the pies with the egg wash and sprinkle with the coarse sugar, if using.
- Repeat with the other pies.
- Place the filled pies in the air fryer basket and at 375F until golden brown– about 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining hand pies that didn't fit in the basket the first round.
- Enjoy immediately and store any leftover pies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Notes
- You’ll have quite a bit of leftover apple pie filling but it will keep in the fridge for up to one week once opened— then you can use it on pancakes or ice cream or make more hand pies later on!
- To make a caramel apple hand pie, add 1/3 cup of caramel sauce to the apple pie filling.
- To make a cinnamon apple hand pie, add an additional 1 teaspoon of cinnamon to the apple pie filling and store together before adding to the hand pies. Be sure to add a pinch of cinnamon to the tops of the hand pies before air frying.
Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate. Please double-check with your own dietary calculator for the best accuracy. We at Yummi Haus cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site.
Rebecca says
Why is this recipe very different from the one in the one in your air fryer cookbook for 2?
Gina Kleinworth says
Because my publisher restricts how much of the content from the book is duplicated and shared here for free on the site. So if I want my readers here, who have not bought the book to also have a recipe for AF apple hand pies, it must be dirfferent. The good thing is that there is more than one way to make a simple recipe like that.