Incredibly simple apple turnovers made mini. These apple turnovers are made with a puff pastry, filled with sugared apples, and coated in a cream cheese glaze. The perfect breakfast, brunch, or snack on-the-go!
Let’s just talk about my great friend Grace for one second.
We’ll get to these amazing apple turnovers (that just happen to be miniature!!!) in a minute.
So, Grace and I have been friends since, oh gosh, middle school! She moved in high school and I can’t even remember the last time I saw her! It’s been far, far too long.
The great thing about Grace though, is she’s one of those friends that is always a good friend. She stays in contact and is always super excited for anything new in my life.
Like, take for instance, my blog. From one of my first blog posts, I got one of the nicest emails from her. She’s been super supportive. She likes all my facebook posts, she comments when she makes a recipe, etc. She’s just great!
Anyways, Grace messaged me the other day asking if I had a recipe for apple turnovers.
And, obviously since I am posting them today, I did not previously have them on my blog.
So I was super excited for a recipe idea and something new to make. PS can you dedicate recipes to people? Like when people write books? Okay, good. This recipe is dedicated to her then 🙂
When I started brainstorming to make these turnovers, I instantly thought of the homemade toaster strudels I made back in February.
I wanted the toaster strudels to be super simple and something that anyone could make. Traditional toaster strudels are made with puff pastry, which, is a more intricate and involved recipe. It takes quite a bit of time and preparation to make puff pastry. Like a few hours we are talking.
And that’s not the recipe I was going for. So instead I bought pre-packed puff pastry dough.
Super simple, super delicious.
The only thing that needs preparation is making sure to thaw out the dough. It generally takes about an hour in the fridge. I recommend thawing it in the fridge because it is easier to work with when it is still cool. I have thawed it on the counter too and it is quicker, just a little bit harder to work with. Either way is fine.
When you roll out the dough there are six total sections. To make these miniature, each section gets cut into three smaller sections. Hopefully the pictures illustrate that effectively. Just cut each dough section (when you buy the puff pastry dough it is sectioned off already!) in thirds.
The simple apple filling then gets put in the middle and you fold the dough over the apple mixture.
All of the edges get crimped with the end of the fork. Make sure to really crimp the edges of the dough well so that none of the mixture leaks out while baking.
And while these delicious and simple pastries are baking, it’s time for a cream cheese glaze!
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- 1 (17.3 ounces) package Puff Pastry Sheets I like Pepperidge Farm best
- 4 large granny smith apples
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 large egg white
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 ounce cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup butter softened (not melted)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Prepare the apples by peeling them, removing the core, and chopping them into small pieces.
- Mix the apples with the lemon juice.
- In a medium saucepan over low heat, combine the apples with lemon juice, white sugar, brown sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon.
- Cook until the apples are tender stirring frequently.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool while preparing the dough.
- Unfold the thawed puff pastry onto a lightly floured surface. Cut each section into three equal sections.
- Place about 1 and 1/2 to 2 tablespoons of the apple mixture in the center of the dough. Fold one side over the meet the other and form a triangle. Using a fork, crimp the edges making sure they are all well sealed.
- With a fork, beat the egg white with the water. Using a pastry brush, brush the egg white mixture over the top of the turnovers.
- Place the turnovers on baking sheets and bake for 12-15 minutes or until lightly golden.
- While the turnovers are baking, beat together all of the glaze ingredients until smooth. If needed, add a little bit of milk to get a thinner consistency.
- Pour the glaze into a small plastic bag and cut off the tip. Pipe the frosting over the slightly cooled apple turnovers.
- Enjoy while warm! Do not try to toast these later, but you can microwave them for 5-10 seconds to warm them up at another time.
More apples?
I love Apple turnovers. They are my favourite breakfast pastries. The fact that these are mini means I can have more than 2. Bonus
Exactly! The smaller the dessert, the more to eat 🙂 Thanks Rochelle!
MMMMMMMM Apple turnovers are the yummiest! Especially when they are this easy…it makes them taste better when you don’t have to spend 4 years making them! Love these girl, hope you had a great Easter! Pinned!
Haha totally agree. The four years part is a pain 🙂 Thanks lady! I hope you did too 🙂
I love apple turnovers- these look amazing!
Thanks Chloe! 🙂
Awwwwww … everybody needs a friend like Grace! Aren’t they just the best?!?!? And lucky for us, she needed this recipe … and now we all get to enjoy it! Yay! (Thanks, Grace! :D) Looks so delicious and so easy, too!
So true – good friends are the best! Thanks Shelley! 🙂
Yum!! Wishing I had some of these for breakfast today (but instead, I’ll just go eat my cold cereal…*tiny violin*)! Perhaps if I can manage a trip to the store today, these will be on the menu for tomorrow’s breakfast 🙂
I looove apple turnovers and I love that you made these mini versions! And I think it’s so cute you dedicated these to your friend! It’s awesome to have people like that supporting you. 🙂
You make some of the cutest food I’ve ever seen. Of course I want to try these! Pinned!
Have a beautiful Monday!
These look so tempting with the glaze on top! Scrumptious!
Mmmm I love pastries like this! And with that glaze and the sweet apples …. these look so good Chelsea! I hope that you had a wonderful weekend!
Thank you Ashley! I hope you did too 🙂
These look so flakey and delicious! She sounds like a great friend!
She definitely is! Thanks Laura! 🙂
Go Grace! Seriously though, thanks Grace for bringing these beautiful apple turnovers into existence and making my mouth water.
These look delicious, Chelsea! Brava!
You are so sweet! Thanks Graham! 🙂
My family would LOVE these! Turnovers are so fun to make and eat and apples are our favorite filling. Your drizzle is so gorgeous!
There’s no better gift than a great friend, it sounds like you guys are lucky to heave each other! I’m sure she will love these!! I know I do!
So, so true! Thanks Nicole!
I remember when I made chocolate croissants the Julia Child way with my best friend. It. took. hours. So I’m happy to see an alternative to the tedious dough! These look delicious and how sweet that your friend asked you for a recipe; it’s such a compliment!
Haha puff pastry is definitely a tedious dough! Thanks Melissa 🙂
I’m glad Grace gave you the inspiration for these, because they look delicious, Chelsea! I love anything in mini form, especially when it comes to pies and cheesecake. 🙂 YUM!
I am obsessed with miniature 🙂 Thanks Marcie!
Perfect recipe!! I can’t wait to try it! Thanks for dedicating it to me! You’re a great friend 🙂
Thanks Grace 🙂 XO
Yes, love that you dedicated a post to your friend. So sweet. And these turnovers, oh my goodness they look amazing! I’m a fan of apple anything… and did you say this could be eaten for breakfast?!?! Sign me up!
Thank you Chris!
That’s so sweet that you dedicated this recipe and post to Grace – these look absolutely incredible! I love apple turnovers and the glaze looks heavenly! Hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend 🙂
Thank you Kelly! 🙂 It was such a fun time and we got to spend it with family 🙂 I hope you are having a great week so far!
Everything is just so much better mini, in my opinion! Ok, maybe not everything, but most things. 😉 Like these mini apple turnovers! I heart them!! Pinned!