Name: Apple pie mummies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 6 Granny Smith apples; 1 Tbsp. warm water; 2 tsp cornflour; 2 Tbsp butter or margarine; ½ lemon juiced; 1 tsp cinnamon; 2 Tbsp muscovado sugar; 1 sheet ready-rolled puff pastry (dairy or gluten-free if needed); 1 Tbsp milk or plant-based milk; Raisons, cranberries, small marshmallows etc

Apple pie mummies

24 Oct 2021

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Total Time

35 minutes

Background

These apple pie mummies are perfect for a Halloween party or dinner. They can be made ahead or freshly and served with a warm caramel sauce, melted chocolate, fruit compote or custard. It can be vegan and gluten-free too.

Ingredients

6 Granny Smith apples
1 Tbsp. warm water
2 tsp cornflour
2 Tbsp butter or margarine
½ lemon juiced
1 tsp cinnamon
2 Tbsp muscovado sugar
1 sheet ready-rolled puff pastry (dairy or gluten-free if needed)
1 Tbsp milk or plant-based milk
Raisons, cranberries, small marshmallows etc

Instructions

Peel and dice 2 apples.
Cut off the tops of the remaining apples, then scoop out the flesh, using a melon baller, leaving about 5mm rim.
In a small bowl, mix the water and cornflour into a paste.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, then add the diced apples, lemon juice, cinnamon and sugar. Cook for about 5 minutes until the apples are tender (not mushy). Add the paste and cook for another minutes or so. Let it cool.
Preheat oven to 190°C.
Put the hollowed out apples onto a baking tray, lined with parchment paper. Fill them with the apple sauce mixture.
Roll out the puff pastry, the using a pizza cutter, cut out long strips. Wrap the filled apples with these looking like a mummy- not too tightly though.
Brush the pastry crust with the milk, then bake for about 20-25 minutes or until the apples are tender and the crust is light brown.
Stick the eyes into the gaps (using dried cranberries, sultanas, marshmallows, sweets etc.)
Serve with a sauce of your choice.