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.

📝 Ingredients

• 4 sheets puff pastry
• 5 medium apples (peeled and diced)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon butter (melted)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon whipping cream
• 1/4 cup cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
• 2 tablespoons butter (softned to room temperature)
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Apple Pie Filling ---
2. 2Peel and core the apples. Cut into quarters and dice into small pieces.
3. 3Place 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.
4. 4Toss together diced apples, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cornstarch until apples evenly coated.
5. 5Mix through melted butter, and your apple turnover filling is ready to use.
6. 6--- Egg Wash ---
7. 7In a small bowl, beat together 1 egg with 1 teaspoon of whipping cream. Set aside.
8. 8--- Assembling Apple Turnovers ---
9. 9Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C in a fan forced oven. Prepare baking sheet with parchment paper.
10. 10Cut 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.
11. 11Fold pastry diagonally over apples, pressing edges with fork to seal.
12. 12Brush each apple turnover with egg wash and sprinkle with white sugar.
13. 13Bake for about 14-18 minutes until golden brown. Allow to cool before drizzling with a cream cheese glaze.
14. 14--- Cream Cheese Glaze ---
15. 15Soften cream cheese and butter to room temperature.
16. 16Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter, icing sugar and vanilla until smooth.