By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 11, 2026
Serves 10
28 cal · 45 min
Mini Bacon Apple Pies
Recipe GLPR60cf19dad36f70
Delightful hand-held pastries filled with spiced apples, crispy bacon, and a touch of cinnamon. Perfect as a sweet and savory snack or dessert. These mini pies feature a flaky golden crust with a warm, buttery apple filling studded with smoky bacon bits.
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Ingredients
2 strips bacon, cooked crispy and crumbled
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and diced
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1½ tablespoons sugar
½ tablespoon unsalted butter
Gluten-free pie crust dough (homemade or store-bought)
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
In a small bowl, whisk together the ground cinnamon and sugar until well combined.
Add the diced apple to the bowl with the cinnamon-sugar mixture and toss gently until all pieces are evenly coated.
Transfer the coated apples to the saucepan with melted butter. Cook over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the apples begin to soften.
While the apples are cooking, roll out your gluten-free pie crust on a lightly floured surface. Using a 2-inch round or square cookie cutter, cut out an even number of shapes. Re-roll and cut the crust until you have used all the dough, ensuring you have pairs for tops and bottoms.
Fold the crumbled bacon into the cooked apple mixture. Remove from heat and let cool for 1 to 2 minutes.
Place a heaping tablespoon of the apple-bacon filling in the center of each bottom crust piece. Top each with a matching crust piece, pressing the edges together gently.
Using the tines of a fork, press firmly around the edges of each mini pie to create a sealed border. Make a small slit in the top of each pie with a sharp knife to allow steam to escape during baking.
Arrange the filled mini pies on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the pastry crust turns light golden brown.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before serving.
Comments
The 45-minute clock assumes you skip assembly entirely—expect closer to 70 minutes once you cook bacon, slice apples, and construct ten individual pies by hand. Ingredient cost centers on bacon and butter, which run $6 to $8 total, plus $3 to $4 for gluten-free pie crust that all Charlotte chains stock; the result is roughly $1 to $1.20 per serving, reasonable for a company dessert. Granny Smith apples, cinnamon, and sugar are pantry staples year-round in the Southeast. The main caveat is the labor load—this is a weekend or advance-prep project, not a weeknight finish, and individual pies do not reheat gracefully; they dry out or separate once cold.
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