3-Ingredient Caramel Apple Hand Pies

Delicious individual hand pies made with flaky puff pastry, filled with fresh apple pieces and sweet caramel sauce, finished with a touch of sea salt. These golden-brown treats are perfect for a cozy dessert or special snack.

9 servings

40 min

Published October 4, 2025

Ingredients

•1 box puff pastry
•1 large apple
•⅓ cup caramel sauce
•1 pinch flaky sea salt

Cooking Instructions

1.
Place a rack in center of oven; preheat to 425ºF. Unroll or unfold pastry onto a flat work surface. Using a 3" circular cookie or biscuit cutter, cut out as many rounds as possible (you should have 18 rounds).
5 min
2.
Place half of the rounds on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Spoon 1 (heaping) Tbsp. apples into the center of each round, leaving a 1/2" border. Top apples with 1 (heaping) tsp. caramel sauce and a pinch of sea salt.
10 min
3.
Brush pastry border with a pastry brush dipped in water and top each filled round with a second pastry round. Using a fork, crimp edges together, sealing each pie well to avoid leakage.
10 min
4.
Cut a few small slits with a sharp knife in the top of each pie to allow steam to escape. Bake pies, rotating sheet halfway through, until golden brown and puffed, about 15 minutes. Serve warm.
15 min

Cooking Instructions

Place a rack in center of oven; preheat to 425ºF. Unroll or unfold pastry onto a flat work surface. Using a 3" circular cookie or biscuit cutter, cut out as many rounds as possible (you should have 18 rounds).

5 min

Place half of the rounds on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Spoon 1 (heaping) Tbsp. apples into the center of each round, leaving a 1/2" border. Top apples with 1 (heaping) tsp. caramel sauce and a pinch of sea salt.

10 min

Brush pastry border with a pastry brush dipped in water and top each filled round with a second pastry round. Using a fork, crimp edges together, sealing each pie well to avoid leakage.

10 min

Cut a few small slits with a sharp knife in the top of each pie to allow steam to escape. Bake pies, rotating sheet halfway through, until golden brown and puffed, about 15 minutes. Serve warm.

15 min