Gluten Free Mini Caramel Apple Pies with Cinnamon Streusel Topping
Apple pie is hands down my favorite fall dessert. It’s also one of those things I always make without a recipe and it’s always good. (Can’t tell you how hard it is to get something like that out of your head, on to paper, and get it to taste the same!).
This fall, I’ve been gravitating towards these mini apple pies. They come together so quickly, I can get them in the oven while we are having dinner and then have a warm apple pie to finish off a weeknight meal. I mean, that’s some quarantine weeknight perfection, no?
All of quarantine, I’ve been reaching for things that feel warm and homey, comforting. And I’ve definitely been trying to make weeknight meals more fun – I wouldn’t typically make a dessert if we weren’t having company but it’s been a nice way to make these groundhog days feel a little more special.
The best thing about these pies – they’re gluten free! The recipe calls for almond flour in the crust and topping. I actually made these sugar free, too, but using a sugar substitute in the apple pie filling and the streusel topping.
I used a 6.5 oz ramekin for these guys from Target that are unfortunately no longer available, but if I had to buy another set I’d go for these!
There are so many ways you can make these mini caramel apple pies your own! Things I’ve tried in my apple pies to give you some ideas:
- A shot of bourbon as you make the pie mixture (the alcohol cooks off and bourbon is always a great flavor in a pie, balancing the sweetness and vanilla like a champ)
- A handful of cranberries
- A handful of pecans
- Cranberries and pecans!
- Orange zest
- A little lemon, for a fun and bright flavor
- Sliced apples and plums
How do you like your apple pie?!
