Mini Salted Caramel Apple Pies

It is clearly apple season and there is just tooooo many things that you can do with them.  Baking with them is favorite, everything from cobblers, to cakes, to crisps and most importantly pies!  One of my personal favorites is caramel covered apples, so I decided to take that and turn it into a pie and made these Mini Salted Caramel Apple Pies! I basically used a traditional apple pie recipe and added some chopped up caramel to them.  Here is what you will need,

1 granny smith apple, diced
1 Macintosh apple, diced
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 egg, lightly beat with 1 tablespoon water
8 chewy caramels, chopped
Sea salt to taste
1 Pre-made pie crust


First I mixed the first 6 ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.  Next I took my pie crusts and placed them on the counter, using a glass I cut out 18 circles.  Line your baking sheet with parchment paper and place half the circles on the sheet.  Spoon the apple filling onto the center of the crusts, leaving room to add the caramel pieces.  Divided the chopped up caramel pieces between all the pies and sprinkle with sea salt.   Place the rest of the crust circles on top and press with a fork around the edges, like below.

 Lastly, with a sharp knife cut slits in the top for ventilation and brush with your egg wash.  Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes of until golden brown on top.  Remove from oven and serve warm topped with caramel swirled vanilla ice cream! Enjoy!