Cinnamon Roll Mini Apple Pies

While I was preggo this time around, these things were an addiction.  And so simple to make.  Apple pie is dear to my heart.  As much as chocolate chip cookies ;) or homemade ice cream...

I love the Gooeyness of these.  This was the only photo i took of some of the first I made.

Ingredients:

For crust you will need: 
2 cans cinnamon rolls (16 total, you will have one without crust) flatten all of them with your hands and cut 5 of them in half  (The five cut in half will be reserved for the top crust of the apple pies)


For apple pie mixture you will need:
1/4 cup butter
3 apples, chopped into small cubes, I usually use Roma or Red Delicious (I like a sweet apple as opposed to a sour apple)
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp all purpose flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp apple pie spice
1/3 c brown sugar
1/3 c granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt

　
Directions:

I made these mini apple pies with store bought cinnamon rolls.  I flattened them and pressed into cupcake cups. Then, I filled them with apple pie mixture. I finally topped with 1/2 flattened cinnamon roll pressed to the edges of the previously placed cinnamon roll baked and then topped with icing for a delicious mini apple pie :)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
With fingers, press each rounded cinnamon roll in the bottom and up the side of lightly greased muffin cup to form the apple pie crust. (except for the 5 previously cut in half)
In large bowl, mix apple pie mixture
Pour filling ingredients into saucepan and saute filling until apples are slightly tender.
Spoon filling into cinnamon roll-lined muffin cups
Use reserved cinnamon rolls to top the muffins, pressing them together around the edges
Bake 15-20 minutes-until top is golden brown and apple pie mixture slightly bubbling out
Cool for 10-15 minutes
Heat the unopened icing packages in microwave or bowl of hot water until warm
Before serving,  drizzle icing back and forth on top of pies.


These would even be great with ice cream as well.  Going to have to do that next time :)