Air Fryer Apple Pie Bombs (Mini Apple Pies)
These 4 ingredient air fryer apple pie bombs are a quick and easy fall dessert made with refrigerated biscuit dough and apple pie filling ready in 10 minutes. They cook up golden and crispy with cinnamon sugar on the outside with a soft and gooey apple filling on the inside. Perfect for apple pie lovers, air fryer recipes, and bite-size desserts for holidays.
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 1apple pie bomb
Equipment
- 6.5 quart air fryer
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup butter
- ½ cup cinnamon sugar (See NOTES to make your own)
- 1 cup apple pie filling (from a 20-ounce can of apple pie filling)
- 1 16.3-ounce can Pillsbury Grands Flaky Layers biscuits (Sweet Hawaiian, Honey Butter, or Original) (8 large flaky biscuits)
Instructions
- Melt the butter in the microwave in a small microwave-safe bowl at HIGH for 30 seconds; stir until melted. Combine sugar and cinnamon spice together in a small bowl if making your own.
- Chop the apples in the filling into about ½ inch pieces. Store remaining in the fridge in an airtight container for other batches or top pancakes with them.
- Preheat the air fryer to 350F degrees for 3 minutes.
- Working with 4 biscuits for the first batch (keep remaining 4 cool in the fridge), pull apart the biscuits in half horizontally, separating the layers. Using a rolling pin or cylinder glass, roll each biscuit into a 3 ½-inch circle. I have even just used my fingers to press them into the circles.
- Spoon about 1 rounded tablespoonful of apple pie filling in the center of each circle.
- Pull the outside edges in toward the center like a dumpling and pinch to seal. Dip the smooth tops of each ball into the butter, then the bottoms. Dip the tops in the cinnamon-sugar, then the bottoms. Dipping the bottoms in butter and cinnamon sugar can be optional.
- If your air fryer rack is metal and not nonstick, spray with an oil sprayer or Pam cooking spray. If it is nonstick, spray it with an oil sprayer. Arrange the balls on the air fryer rack so they are not touching, pinched-side-down.
- Air fry at 350F degrees for 7 minutes or until golden brown and crisp on the outside.
- While the first batch cooks, repeat the procedure with the remaining ingredients. Best served warm.
Notes
Make your own Cinnamon Sugar: Combine ½ cup granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
Why use an oil sprayer for nonstick surfaces? An aerosole can of vegetable cooking spray is propelled by butane which can, in time, break down nonstick surfaces. It is best to use an oil sprayer meant for cooking that you fill yourself with vegetable oil or olive oil.
Use different spices: You can trade out an equal amount of apple pie spice or pumpkin pie spice or combine ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, and ¼ teaspoon ground allspice to make your own apple pie spice to add to the sugar.
Leftover apple pie filling can be stirred into breakfast oatmeal, top pancakes with them, and fill frozen phyllo cups. Make my Apple Pie Dip. You can also freeze pie filling in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
Storage and reheating: Place in an airtight container or zip-top plastic bag and store in the refrigerator for 3 days and freeze up to 3 months.
To reheat from the fridge, air fryer at 350F degrees for 2 minutes. To reheat frozen pie bombs, air fry them at 350F degrees for 3 minutes, turn them over and air fry 3 to 4 additional minutes or until they are warm in the center. Bake in Oven: Prepare the apple pie bomb dough balls up to right before placing them in the air fryer. Place all of them on a greased baking sheet or lined with parchment paper, 1 inch apart, and bake them in a conventional oven at 375F degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
To reheat from the fridge, air fryer at 350F degrees for 2 minutes. To reheat frozen pie bombs, air fry them at 350F degrees for 3 minutes, turn them over and air fry 3 to 4 additional minutes or until they are warm in the center. Bake in Oven: Prepare the apple pie bomb dough balls up to right before placing them in the air fryer. Place all of them on a greased baking sheet or lined with parchment paper, 1 inch apart, and bake them in a conventional oven at 375F degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
