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Apple Turnovers with Puff Pastry are an autumn favorite, easy to make apple hand pies. Perfect way to use up apples during harvest. Made with puff pastry, freeze them for later, or drizzle them with a cream cheese icing. Perfect for breakfast or for dessert!
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Apple Turnovers with Puff Pastry

Caramelized Apple Turnovers with Puff Pastry are a fall favorite, easy to make apple hand pies. Perfect way to use up apples during harvest. Perfect for breakfast or for dessert, or make ahead and freeze them for later. Drizzled with a cream cheese icing.
Course Dessert, snacks
Cuisine American
Keyword apple parcels, apple turnover, apple turnover recipe, apple turnovers with puff pastry, easy apple hand pies
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 16 turnovers

Ingredients

  • 4 sheets puff pastry

Apple Turnover Filling

  • 5 medium apples peeled and diced
  • ¼ cup brown sugar firmly packed
  • ¼   cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼   teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon butter melted

Egg Wash

  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon whipping cream

Cream Cheese Drizzle

  • ¼ cup cream cheese softened to room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons butter softned to room temperature
  • ½ cup icing sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Apple Pie Filling

  • Peel and core the apples. Cut into quarters and dice into small pieces.
  • Place butter in microwave safe bowl and cover with paper towel. Microwave in 10 second increments until butter is melted. The residual heat will keep butter melting.
  • Toss together diced apples, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cornstarch until apples evenly coated.
  • Mix through melted butter, and your apple turnover filling is ready to use.

Egg Wash

  • In a small bowl, beat together 1 egg with 1 teaspoon of whipping cream. Set aside.

Assembling Apple Turnovers

  • Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C in a fan forced oven. Prepare baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Cut each puff pastry sheet into 4 squares. Spoon the apple filling onto half of a square (about ¼ cup). Careful not to let the apples touch the sides of the puff pastry.
  • Fold pastry diagonally over apples, pressing edges with fork to seal.
  • Brush each apple turnover with egg wash and sprinkle with white sugar. 
  • Bake for about 14-18 minutes until golden brown. Allow to cool before drizzling with a cream cheese glaze.

Cream Cheese Glaze

  • Soften cream cheese and butter to room temperature.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter, icing sugar and vanilla until smooth.