Mini Salted Caramel Apple Pies

Name: Mini Salted Caramel Apple Pies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup light corn syrup; 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter cut up; 1/2 tsp McCormick Gourmet™ Sicilian Sea Salt; 1/3 cup heavy cream; 4 (4-inch) quiche dishes (8-ounce); 1 sheet frozen puff pastry thawed (1/2 of 17.3 ounce package); 3 tbsps flour; 2 tbsps firmly packed brown sugar; 1 tsp McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Cinnamon, Ground Saigon; 1/4 tsp McCormick Gourmet™ Allspice, Ground Jamaican; 1/8 tsp McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Nutmeg, Ground; 3 Granny Smith apples peeled, cored and thinly sliced; 1 egg yolk lightly beaten; 2 tbsps granulated sugar; 1/4 tsp McCormick Gourmet™ Sicilian Sea Salt

An elegant twist on the classic apple pie – individual desserts of spiced apple slices drizzled with salted caramel and topped with a crust of puff pastry.

25m

PREP TIME

30m

COOK TIME

855

CALORIES

16

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 4

Ingredients

Salted Caramel
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, cut up
1/2 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Sicilian Sea Salt
1/3 cup heavy cream
Mini Apple Pies
4 (4-inch) quiche dishes, (8-ounce) Substitutions available
- (4-inch) soufflé dishes (8-ounce)
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed (1/2 of 17.3 ounce package)
3 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Saigon Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Allspice
1/8 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Nutmeg
3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Sicilian Sea Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

1 For the Caramel, bring brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and sea salt to boil in medium saucepan on medium heat, stirring occasionally during first 2 minutes. Boil 3 to 4 minutes without stirring until mixture is golden brown. Remove from heat. Carefully stir in cream. Set aside.
2 Preheat oven to 400°F. For the Mini Apple Pies, using one of the quiche dishes as a template, cut out 4 rounds from the puff pastry sheet. (If needed, roll out pastry on lightly floured surface.) Set aside. Mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg in large bowl. Add apple slices; toss to coat. Divide among dishes, mounding apples slightly in the center. Drizzle each with 1/4 cup of the Caramel. Top each dish with a puff pastry round. Brush pastry with egg yolk. Cut out a small X in center of pastry. Mix granulated sugar and sea salt; sprinkle on pastry. Place dishes on a large baking sheet.
3 Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until pastry is golden brown and apples are tender. Cool slightly. Serve warm with vanilla or dulce de leche ice cream, if desired.