Golden, flakey, filled with a tender apple filling and topped with crunchy sugar – these quick and easy Apple Turnovers are a super simple fall treat.
It’s apple season and they are one of our favourite fruits to bake with. Come mid-September farmers’ markets and grocery stores are busting at the seams with local Canadian-grown apples and it’s one of the best feelings. From granny smith to gala and everything in between – there are an endless number of apples to choose from each offering their own flavour and texture.
These super simple, quick and easy Apple Turnovers come together with just a handful of ingredients and store-bought puff pastry. This recipe calls for Kat’s favourite apple, Granny Smith, because it has a tartness that balances out the sweetness perfectly but also holds its texture well when baked.
Why you’ll love this recipe:
- Made with just a handful of ingredients.
- Uses store-bought puff pastry!
- Easier than apple pie, but just as delicious.
Top tips for apple turnovers:
- Keep your puff pastry as cold as possible. Puff pastry only works if the butter between the dough layers hasn’t melted before the oven. Keep your puff pastry in the fridge when not being worked with to keep it as cold as possible and allow for a good puff in the oven.
- Don’t cook your apples all the way through. After cooking the apples on the stove for a couple minutes they will continue to cook in the oven when baking.
- Pastries should be a deep golden brown. Undercooked puff pastry is not fun. Follow the timing below is helpful, but what’s most important is baking until your pastries until a deep golden colour to ensure they’re baked all the way through.
Is puff pastry vegan?
Traditionally puff pastry is not vegan. Puff pastry is a flaky pastry made from a laminated dough composed of dough and many layers of butter or another solid fat. The layers of butter allow the pastry to puff up in the oven giving it its signature flaky layers.
Obviously not all puff pastry is vegan, hence the butter. However we have found that a lot of grocery store brands can be accidentally vegan. Just be sure to read the ingredients carefully!
Ingredient Notes:
- Apples – We use Granny Smith, but whatever your favourite baking apples are will work.
- Vegan Butter – We use the Becel plant-based butter but whatever you favourite vegan butter is will work.
- Spices – You can add as much or as little as you want.
How to make easy Apple Turnovers:
Easy Apple Turnovers
Ingredients
- 300 g (3-4) granny smith apples, diced
- 28 g (2 tbsp) butter
- 8 g (1 tbsp) all-purpose flour
- 30 mL (2 tbsp) maple syrup
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- pinch salt
- 2 sheets puff pastry
- 15 mL (1 tbsp) non-dairy milk
- coarse sugar, for topping
Instructions
Before you start: Thaw puff pastry according to package instructions.
- Preheat oven to 400˚F
- In a pot over medium heat, melt butter. Once melted, add apples, flour, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt – stir to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally until just softened, about 5 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before moving on to the next step.
- Cut each puff pastry sheet into 4 equal-sized squares (you want 8 in total). Place apple mixture into the middle of each puff pastry square – leaving at least a ½" border.
- Brush the edges with a little water, bring the edges together and press tightly between your fingers. Crimp along the edges with a fork to seal.
- Transfer to a lined baking sheet about 1" apart.
- Brush each turnover with non-dairy milk and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Cut small slits in the top of each turnover to allow steam to escape.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until a deep golden brown.
- Let cool slightly before serving.
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