Pre heat oven to 400F. Lightly grease 1 muffin tin. Have a second tin nearby to help with creating the pastry cups. Remove your cream cheese and puff pastry from the refrigerator and put them on the counter to come to room temperature
Peel and chop the apples into small cubes.
Add the apples, water, maple syrup and cinnamon to a skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer. Simmer the apples about 10 minutes until soft. You may need to add a little bit more water if the temperature of your pan is too high. Add 1 tbsp at a time
Add the cornstarch and mix well until it's incorporated
Remove the apples from the heat
Using a rolling pin, gently roll out the puff pastry
Fit the puff pastry over the muffin tin. There should be about 1/2'' or more of puff pastry outside of the cup borders
Using the second muffin tin, line them up and gently push down on the dough to make cups
Mix your cream cheese with ground cinnamon and sugar. Add about 1 tsp of the mixture to each cup
Add about 1 tbsp of the apples to each cup. Make sure you fill up the cups. The filling is going to shrink down and you want the bundles to be full of apples
Use a knife or pizza cutter to slice the pastry into 12 squares (watch the video if you're having difficulty with this step)
Make the bundles. Pull all 4 corners up of the dough on an individual cup and pinch them together and then twist the top to keep them closed. They don't have to be perfectly closed but you do want the very top to be pinched closed because the pastry is going to spread and you don't want the top to separate.
Lightly brush each bundle with avocado oil (this helps give it a shiny pie look) and sprinkle a little bit of brown sugar on top of each one (optional)
Bake for 18-22 minutes until the bundles are golden brown
Allow them to cool at least 10 minutes before removing from the pan. I served mine with coconut whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon
I can’t find a note regarding what brand you used. I have never found gluten-free puff pastry and I’m very interested. Can you pls post?
I found sweet Loren’s brand at target
What would be the best way to reheat these? Assuming they could be made in advance?
Schar also has a gluten free puff pastry.
Sweet Loren’s brand has a gluten free puff pastry that’s delicious. Fry’s and sprouts carry it
Gluten free puff pastry brand please?
Same question…,😊
I’ve never seen gluten free puff pastry. How is this gluten free?
It’s sweet loren’s from target it’s gluten free
How is this yummy recipe converted for those of us who aren’t gluten free?
Can you use regular pie sheets, like Pillsbury pie crusts that are sold in the box? Or does it have to be puff pastry?