Apple Pie Turnovers.”

These Apple Pie Turnovers with Puff Pastry have a flaky, golden brown, slightly crispy puff pastry exterior, and the perfect made-from-scratch apple pie filling. Your tastebuds will be doing the happy dance with every single bite.

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Apple Pie Turnovers are one of those flaky pastry baked goods that cross the line between a sweet treat dessert and a breakfast baked good so easily. They’re simple enough to make for breakfast or brunch and can be found next to Apple Cinnamon Rolls, yet they’re sweet enough to be found on a dessert table with some other apple recipes like Apple Pie Bars or Caramel Apple Crisp.

Table of Contents

• Why This Recipe Works
• Let’s Gather The Ingredients
• How to Make Apple Turnovers

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Why This Recipe Works

You only need a few ingredients that are probably already in your kitchen to make a batch of flaky Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers. 

Kids and adults can’t keep their hands off these easy Apple Turnovers like my Apple Walnut Fritter Bread.

You can easily double this recipe and make more hand pies for now, or freeze some extra for later. Plus, you can make these ahead of time and then pop them in the oven to reheat them when ready. 

Let’s Gather The Ingredients

• Fresh Apples: peeled, cored, and diced apples. I used Granny Smith Apples for a crisp texture with a slight tart flavor, but you could use other sweet varieties like Gala Apples, Pink Lady apples, or Honeycrisp apples. I find Granny Smith Apples hold up nicely when baking.
• Puff pastry: I used store bought puff pastry dough that was thawed, but you could use homemade puff pastry
• Butter
• Cornstarch: thickens the apple mixture.
• Lemon Juice: freshly squeezed lemon juice works better than the bottled stuff
• Sugar and spices: white granulated sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and powdered sugar
• Milk
• Egg white and water: for an egg wash on top of the flaky pastries

How to Make Apple Turnovers

• Step 1: Add butter to a skillet and melt. Add apples and cook for a few minutes. 
• Step 2: Dump sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cornstarch, and lemon juice over the apples in the skillet. Stir. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until the apples and sauce start to thicken. 
• Step 3: Carefully unfold the sheet of puff pastry and gently roll over the seams with a rolling pin. 
• Step 4: Cut the pastry into four square sheets of puff pastry. Spoon the cinnamon sugar apple mixture evenly into the center of each pastry square. 

• Step 5: Fold the pastry diagonally. 
• Step 6: Transfer the folded turnovers to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Use a fork to pinch the edges together on each pastry turnover. In a small bowl, mix the egg whites and water together. Use a pastry brush to brush the tops of each pastry with some egg wash. 
• Step 7: Use a small sharp knife, to create small holes or small slits in the center of each turnover so they can vent while baking. Bake turnovers. 
• Step 8: While apple turnovers are baking, whisk the powdered sugar and milk together in a small bowl. Once turnovers have been removed from the oven, let cool for a few minutes before drizzling glaze over the top of each one.

Recipe Tips

• You can make a thicker glaze by adding more sugar to the turnovers.
• Store leftover apple turnovers in an airtight container for a few days. Keep leftovers longer by flash freezing first before wrapping them individually with plastic wrap and storing them in a freezer-safe bag. Thaw them in the fridge overnight and reheat in the oven. 
• Instead of making your own apple filling, you could use canned pie filling if needed.