Have you ever wanted apple pie on the go? ME TOO!

These apple empanadas are full of delicious Fall flavors! Cinnamon, brown sugar, spiced rum. Omg, I wish you could smell them through the screen!

The filling is similar to that of an apple pie and then enveloped in pastry dough, I mean what could be better.

Let me show you how to make them!

Ingredients You’ll Need

• Granny Smith apples. Crisp, sweet, tart. Perfect for these empanadas.
• Ground cinnamon and sugar. To make cinnamon sugar for the filling and to sprinkle on the outside.
• Unsalted butter. To bind it all together.
• Brown sugar. For that intense nutty, molasses flavor.
• Lime juice. To prevent the oxidation of the apples.
• Frozen pastry rounds. You can buy these pastry rounds. You can also use frozen pie crust or your favorite dough recipe and, cut out circles about 6″ in diameter.
• Egg wash. For that golden brown color.
• Powdered sugar and spiced rum. For the delicious icing.

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How To Make Apple Empanadas

• Make the cinnamon sugar mixture. In a bowl, mix ground cinnamon and sugar together. Save about 2 tablespoons for later.
• Make the apple filling. Toss diced apples with the cinnamon sugar then add butter, brown sugar, and lime juice. Gently mix everything together.
• Fill the pastry rounds. Preheat oven at 350ºF. In a pastry round, add one tablespoon of the filling into the center of the circle, fold, and seal with a fork. You can also use this dough press, if you prefer.
• Bake the empanadas. Place the empanadas on a lightly greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart, brush with the egg wash, and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Make the icing. In a bowl, stir powdered sugar and spiced rum together then drizzle over empanadas. Serve immediately.

They taste JUST like apple pie! You will love these and can’t wait for you to make them!

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Baked Apple Empanadas

4.72 from 7 votes

By: Jamie Silva

Baked apple empanadas are dessert empanadas made with a buttery brown sugar apple filling and drizzled with a spiced rum icing. It's basically apple pie on the go!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 10 empanadas

Ingredients

 

• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 medium Granny Smith apples peeled and diced
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 package frozen pastry rounds or frozen pie crust or your favorite dough recipe
• 1 large egg whisked
• 4 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon spiced rum

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Instructions

 

• In a bowl, mix ground cinnamon and sugar together. Save about 2 tablespoons for later.
• Toss diced apples with the cinnamon sugar mixture then add butter, brown sugar, and lime juice. Gently mix everything together.
• Preheat oven at 350ºF. In a pastry round, add one tablespoon of the filling into the center of the circle, fold, and seal with a fork.
• Place the empanadas on a lightly greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart, brush with the egg wash, and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• In a bowl, stir powdered sugar and spiced rum together then drizzle over empanadas. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1 empanadaCalories: 391 kcalCarbohydrates: 41 gProtein: 4 gFat: 24 gSaturated Fat: 8 gCholesterol: 28 mgSodium: 130 mgPotassium: 94 mgFiber: 2 gSugar: 17 gVitamin A: 193 IUVitamin C: 3 mgCalcium: 18 mgIron: 1 mg

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