Desserts

Baked Buttery Apple Cinnamon Empanadas

Name: Baked Buttery Apple Cinnamon Empanadas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10 empanadas
Cuisine: American
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

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…

Ready 35 minutes
Serves 10 empanadas
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 20 minutes

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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!

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

These baked apple pie empanadas with a buttery brown sugar apple filling and a spiced rum icing drizzle are the perfect party snack!

Recipe

Baked Buttery Apple Cinnamon Empanadas

My baked apple empanadas are dessert empanadas made with a homemade buttery brown sugar apple filling and drizzled with a spiced rum icing. This recipe uses pre-made frozen pastry, but you can also make your own. These delicious empanadas are ready in just 35 minutes. They’re basically apple pie on the go

Serves 10 empanadas
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Total 35 minutes

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

Instructions

1
In a bowl, mix ground cinnamon and sugar together. Save about 2 tablespoons for later.
2
Toss diced apples with the cinnamon sugar mixture then add butter, brown sugar, and lime juice. Gently mix everything together.
3
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.
4
Place the empanadas on a lightly greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart, brush with the egg wash, and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
5
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
6
In a bowl, stir powdered sugar and spiced rum together then drizzle over empanadas. Serve immediately. Enjoy!