Single-Serve Scrap Apple Pie
A single-serve dessert packed with all the fall flavors you love
Your pie fairy godmother has arrived, my solo sweet-eating friends. This is the perfect recipe for the pie season (which is every season am-I-right?) where you have scraps left over and need somewhere to put them, that’s not the trash. Because we don’t throw away pie scraps OK.
I love a not-so-serious bake too. This is a really unsexy dessert but it oh so delicious. I lay my scraps in their piece-y glory on my baking tray but you’re welcome to form yours into a ball, re-roll, and cut or shape as you desire - I just couldn’t care less in this instance.
To get the perfect, tender, apple-pie-apple you do have to cook those down for a minute on the stove, so brace yourself - this is a sweet treat that takes a little love and stirring. But not too much ok? I’m not here for applesauce apples in my pie filling, I want a tender bite, packed with cinnamony flavor.
For the single-serve sweet treat of fall, this scrap apple pie will fill all your cozy, comfortable, baking requirements.
Yields: 1 serving
Ingredients:
½ cup scraps of pie crust
1 egg
1 tsp turbinado sugar
1 large apple, peeled
Dash of cinnamon
Dash of salt
½ tbsp butter
¼ tsp lemon juice
2 tablespoons water
2 tsp flour
1 ½ tbsps sugar
¼ c heavy cream
1 tsp powdered sugar, sifted
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 400 and line a baking tray with parchment paper
Lay your pie crust scraps onto your baking tray, leaving a little space in between but these can be relatively close as they won't grow much as they bake
In a bowl, whisk together your egg with a splash of water or milk until no gloops of egg whites are visible. Brush your egg wash onto your pie crust pieces and sprinkle with turbinado sugar
Bake for 7-10 minutes, this will vary depending on how big your scraps are, so keep an eye on them!
Cut your peeled apple into ½-inch slices and place in a small pot
To the pot add your cinnamon, salt, butter, lemon juice, water, and flour
Stir and place on the stove on medium-low heat, cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally
Place a lid over your pot and cook for 35-40 minutes until the apples are tender (you can easily cut through them with the side of a spoon). Stir every 5 minutes, there isn’t a lot in the pot so you don’t want it to get gloopy at the bottom if you don’t stir it
While your apples are cooking, make your whipped cream by whisking together your heavy cream and powdered sugar in a bowl until thick. Place in the fridge until ready
For assembly, place your baked pie scraps in a bowl, top with your cooked apples, and fresh whipped cream
Enjoy!
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For more single-serve recipes, check out my Mint Chocolate Tiramisu, Drop Biscuit with Plum Compote, Pumpkin Cupcakes, or a Spiced Poached Pear with Creme Anglaise and Streusel if you're feeling fancier!
Notes:
If you’d like to dust your pie scraps with spices, go for it! Cinnamon and/or cardamom would be so delicious. You can also get fancy and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes from your pie crust if you prefer, you do you, my friends!
Your apples will release liquid as they break down, but they take a minute to do so. If you need to add a little bit more water to your pot at the start of the cooking process, do so a tablespoon at a time - stirring, cooking, and seeing if you need more after that
