Apple Pie Crescents
A quick and easy way to enjoy the flavors of apple pie with cinnamon and buttery apples with these apple pie crescents.
Servings: 8
Equipment
Ingredients
Apple Pie Crescents
- 1 pkg crescents rolls
- 1 large apple* (chopped and cored)
- 4 TBS butter (divided)
- 3 TBS brown sugar (divided)
- 1.5 tsp cinnamon (divided)
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1 pinch salt
Maple Glaze
- 1/4 cup real maple syrup
- 3 TBS powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Apple Pie Crescents
- In a small saucepan, melt 3 TBS butter over low heat, stirring frequently for an additional two minutes to brown (watch so it will not burn.)
- Core and chop 1 large apple into 1/2 inch pieces, stir into melted butter to coat completely. Cooking over low heat and stirring frequently for 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle in brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; coating the apples completely. Cook and stir frequently for about 5 more minutes until apples have softened. Remove from heat.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Spread crescent rolls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Spread 1/8 apple filling over each roll. Starting at the large end of the triangle roll crescents up to the small end, turn and shape into a crescent on your cookie sheet.
- Melt 1 TBS butter and spread on top of each crescent roll.
- Sprinkle all or half of your rolls with the additional 1 TBS brown sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. **
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until golden.
- Remove and cool for a few minutes before glazing the other half or all with the maple glaze.
Maple Glaze
- Pour 1/4 cup maple syrup into a small bowl, add 1 tsp vanilla.
- Whisk in 3 TBS powdered sugar until all is combined.
- Drizzle over slightly cooled crescents.
- Enjoy and eat while warm. Any additional rolls store in an airtight container.
Notes
*there is no need to peel your apple but if you prefer you can
**if you are glazing your apple pie crescents skip this step