So, this past weekend Avery and I made Hungry Girl's "Apple Pie-lets".
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for topping, optional
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups peeled and chopped apples (preferably Fuji) - we did not use Fuji. I think they were Gala?
- 6 large square egg roll wrappers
- 18 sprays no-calorie butter spray
- Fat-free whipped topping, for topping, optional
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.In a medium nonstick pot on the stove, combine sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and salt with 1/2 cup cold water. Mix until the ingredients dissolve. Add apples and stir. Bring to medium-high heat and, stirring frequently, cook until apples have softened, about 7 to 10 minutes.
Reduce heat to low and, stirring often, cook until thick and gooey, 1 to 2 additional minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside to cool. This is your pie filling.
Prepare a large baking sheet by lining it with foil and/or spraying it with nonstick spray. Set aside.
Place egg roll wrappers flat on a dry surface. Set out a small dish of water. Dip your finger into the water, and run it along all of the wrapper edges. Cook's Note: Repeat as needed while preparing your pockets, as it will help seal them. Starting 1/2 inch from the bottom, place about 1/3 cup pie filling along the bottom half of each wrapper, leaving a 1/2-inch border on the sides.
Fold the top 1/2 of each wrapper over the filling, so that the top edge meets the bottom and the filling is encased with a border on 3 sides. Dab each border with water, and fold each inward about 1/4 inch to lightly seal. Press firmly along the borders with the prongs of a fork to seal completely.
Carefully transfer to the baking sheet. Repeat this process with remaining wrappers and filling, leaving you with 6 pie-lets.
Spray the top of each pocket with 3 sprays butter. Bake in the oven until the edges begin to brown, 15 to 18 minutes.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes. Top with additional cinnamon.
My tips. . .You will definitely need to use the spray butter on the top or they will not have a nice brown color. We sprayed ours with 3 sprays, but I think a couple of more sprays would not hurt. Some of our pies did not brown as well. We ate ours with light Cool Whip. Also, some of our pies got a little too crispy on the edges, but they still tasted delicious. The filling was especially good. Oh, and these pretty much have to be eaten right away (after cooling a bit)--they do not store well. Best of all- each pie has 110 calories and 1/2 gram of fat!
