Apple turnovers are pastries filled with spiced apples and baked until flaky and crispy. They taste amazing when topped with icing sugar or icing glaze.
Apple Turnovers
Apple Turnover at home from scratch following a Quick and Easy Recipe then you are in right place. Apple turnover is a warm and delicious pastry dessert that goes perfectly with tea/coffee. Apple turnovers are very popular in European countries, made with puff pastry and filled with spiced and sweetened apple stuffing.
If you are looking for How to make easy apple turnovers then Today we are going to show you the easiest recipe for making delicious apple turnover. Do try this recipe at home and let us know it turned out for you in the comments section. Enjoy and Merry Christmas in advance!!
Ingredients Needed for Apple Turnovers
- Puff pastry: Homemade or store-bought puff pastry sheets.
- Apples: Granny smith or red apples, peeled, cored, and roughly chopped.
- Cornstarch: To find the apple stuffing.
- Brown sugar: Adds a nice sweet taste and balance the tartness of apples.
- Vanilla extract: For flavors.
- Butter: Unsalted butter to make the stuffing.
- Spices: Grond ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon
- Lemon juice: Optional
How to make Apple Turnover?
Step 1. Preheat Oven and make Stuffing– Preheat oven to 180 degrees C°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Thaw the puff pastry sheet as per package instructions.
In a pan melt butter. Add apples and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add cornstarch, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and lemon juice. Stir and cook for a minute. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract.
Cool the stuffing.
Step 2. Stuff and Bake– Cut 8-12 equal-sized squares from the puff pastry sheet. Place 2 tablespoon of filling in the center of the square. Fold the pastry diagonally and press. Use a fork or knife to seal the edges. Transfer on a baking sheet, make 2 -3 slits on top, and brush with butter.
Bake in preheated oven for about 18 to 20 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and cool the turnovers.
Sprinkle icing sugar or drizzle some glaze.
Serving Suggestions
Serve the apple turnovers with a cup of coffee or enjoy them as it is. They taste absolutelly amazing when served warm.
Store the leftovrs in cling wraps and warm them in oven or MW before serving.
Pro Tips
- Make sure to thaw the puff pastry if uring frozen store-bought ones.
- Keep the filling cooled before stuffing it in the pastry.
- Preheat the oven before you start making the apple filling.
- Brush the pastry with butte or milk.
- Seal the edges of the pastry properly and make slit marks on top in order to prevent leaking.
- Bake until the pastry is golden.
- Store the leftovers at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
Like Apple Turnover, try these reicpes…
- Mini Apple Halwa Pie
- Spinach and Apple Salad
- Homemade Apple Cider
- Cranberry-Apple Chutney
- Apple Pie Oatmeal
Looking for more such yummy Christmas recipes to get some ideas for your snacking? Do not miss my Christmas Cake and Christmas Fruit Cupcakes and the best ones’s Christmas Shortbread Cookies.
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Apple Turnovers
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Baking Tray
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry thawed
- 3 granny smith apples chopped
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons butter + extra for brushing
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C°.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Thaw the puff pastry sheet as per package instructions.
- In a pan melt butter. Add apples and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add cornstarch, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and lemon juice.
- Stir and cook for a minute.
- Remove from heat and add vanilla extract.
- Cool the stuffing.
- Cut 8-12 equal-sized squares from the puff pastry sheet.
- Place 2 tablespoon of filling in the center of the square.
- Fold the pastry diagonally and press. Use a fork or knife to seal the edges.
- Transfer on a baking sheet, make 2 -3 slits on top, and brush with butter.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 18 to 20 minutes or until golden.
- Remove from oven and cool the turnovers.
- Sprinkle icing sugar or drizzle some glaze.
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Notes
- Make sure to thaw the puff pastry if uring frozen store-bought ones.
- Keep the filling cooled before stuffing it in the pastry.
- Preheat the oven before you start making the apple filling.
- Brush the pastry with butte or milk.
- Seal the edges of the pastry properly and make slit marks on top in order to prevent leaking.
- Bake until the pastry is golden.
- Store the leftovers at room temperature or in refrigerator
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Wonderful looking turnovers..its in my to do list since long,your post reminded me to try..
Nothing can beat this ultimate turnovers, love to munch some.
Apple turnovera have been on my to do list for a long time. Yours have turned out so delicious. Must try!
I love those puff pastry sheets. This rate do versatile & can put together any bake very quickly.
homemade apple turnovers must taste fantastic
Love these apple turn overs. Using puff pastry makes them so easy to make.
Yummy turnovers, crispy on the outside is very inviting
I am sure these make a great dessert!