When it comes to fall desserts, apple pie is an all American dessert sample. Now you can enjoy this dessert made in less than one hour (baking included) in a cup form! 
One of my family’s favorite fall activity is apple picking. Although apples are widely available year round, there’s so much fun spending the day together picking a basket of apples.
With us being gone for almost 2 months to visit my family in Romania a lot of our fall activities have been pushed to the side. We’re still trying to catch up on everything, slowly getting there. Unfortunately, some activities have to be crossed of the list since there’s not much time left.
Apple picking is one of them. And since I do not preserve apples for winter it’s not much of a loss, except making apple pie with our fresh picked apples.
Apple pie is by far one of the fall desserts I don’t make enough. Plus I have never made a successfully pie crust. There I said it! And the lattice top – you really got me there! I’ve tried. Honestly, not a pretty sight.
So I stick with what I know like brownies and other chocolate desserts. And sometimes take shortcuts. Like the other day when I craved apple pie and was out of refrigerated pie crust.
These apple pie cups are the total opposite way of my baking “thinking”. There’s nothing “homemade” about them, unless putting everything together can be called so.
The pie crust is actually made out of Pillsbury Grands Biscuits. For the filling I used a can of Duncan Hines caramel apple pie filling. The streusel topping is made using Pillsbury refrigerated brown sugar oatmeal cookie dough mixed with some rolled oats and cinnamon chips. 
But these apple pie cups will blow you away! They take less than one hour from the moment you turn the oven on until you can bite into one, unlike the traditional one where only the baking time is around 45 minutes plus a couple of hours to let it rest before enjoying it.
With these cups, you can enjoy them as soon as you turn the oven off. Serve with a scoop of ice-cream of just a simple caramel drizzle.
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I love this idea! My family doesn’t like apple pie, but these would be perfect for just me!
These cups are so cute, I love the streusel topping!
In the fall, I am obsessed with miniaturizing typically big desserts (pies, cakes, tarts) and these totally fit the bit, Roxana! I want them so bad!
Loving these sweet mini apple pie cups-your photos are always gorgeous Roxana 😉
These are the cutest mini apple pies ever!!! Pinned!
These are adorable! I have not seen the Duncan Hines caramel apple pie filling anywhere. Could you please tell me where you found it and I am assuming the Pillsbury simply oatmeal brown sugar cookie dough is a refrigerated dough in a tube. I have not seen it either!!!! Thanks.
Hi Candy,
I’m pretty sure I bought the Duncan Hines apple pie filling from WalMart, but you can use other brand if you don’t find that one.
And the Pillsbury oatmeal cookie dough, comes in a white package not a tube and I bought it from Wegmans, but I’ve seen it in other grocery stores as well.
I found the caramel apples, cinnamon chips, but for the life of me I can’t find the FROZEN GRAND FLAKEY BISCUITS!! Grrr! I have found country style, southern style, buttermilk, but no flakey. Can I just use the canned ones by the cookie dough? Having a hard time with that too. But as a last resort will cut some butter into some flour and brown sugar then add the chips. HELP!!
Hi Melinda,
If you can’t find the flaky frozen biscuits (I found them in the freezer section at WalMArt) you could use the refrigerator ones and quick freeze each biscuit for few minutes until not so soft anymore. Or you could use the frozen buttermilk biscuits.
Roxana
What about the Refrigerator Grands Flaky Layers Butter Tastin version? Or should I go back for the Buttermilk?
You can use the butter ones as well. I had buttermilk ones on hand 🙂
Great! And if I could only find Duncan Hines Comstock More Fruit Apple instead of Caramel Apple, what would you suggest I add to it?
You’d think it wouldn’t be so hard to find these ingredients in New York City–I’ll have to make your DIY oatmeal raisin cookie dough too!
Thank you!
Lauren
I was so sad when I realized they discontinued the oatmeal cookie dough. And yes, the homemade version is so easy to make!
http://roxanashomebaking.com/oatmeal-raisin-cookie-cheesecake-bites-recipe/
Great thank you! And what if you can only find the Duncan Hines Comstock More Fruit Apple Filling and not the Caramel Apple Filling? What would you suggest adding to it?
You’d think you’d be able to find more of these items in New York City!
Thanks!
Lauren
Any canned apple pie filling will work, Lauren
These cups look great! Love that they are quick to make 🙂
I love these look amazing and are so easy to make. They look like something fun that I could make with my daughter.
I just love apple recipes!! I heart Fall 🙂
These are so cute! And yummy looking! And small enough that I could easily find a way to justify eating all ten of them 😀
I’ve died and gone to heaven! These look absolutely incredible. I adore them! My husband and girls will go crazy over these. I’ll be making them very soon.
they are cute and yummy!
Wow, that seems simple. I’ll have to try that – thanks.
I love apple pie! These look great and so easy too. Good idea for parties. Thanks!
I can’t believe how easy these are to make. will have to try some. I would love it if you could share it on my link party Serenity Saturday
Natasha @ Serenity You
WOW!! I’ve never had a bite sized apple pie before. This looks so good! Thank you for linking up to Wake Up Wednesdays! I’m including this post in a special round up going live tonight!
Help! Can’t find the biscuits. Can I just use country style since that’s all I’ve been finding frozen? Or can I use the flakey from the rolled tube by the cookie dough?
I just answered that question 🙂
Wow! Posted a question 2 x’s on here and it got deleted. Nice, real nice.
Hi Melinda,
I apologies for the delay. I believe I just answered your questions.
Thanks,
Roxana
Thank you soo much!!! I made them last night and they were scrumptious!!! I couldn’t find the cookie dough, so settle for the flour, brown sugar, butter w/cin. chips and it was still sooo good!!!
Wow, I am so glad I found your blog. I probably wouldn’t have except that you linked to Wake Up Wednesdays. I think I could stay all day on your blog and pin recipes! Lovely pictures too. Thanks for sharing.
Love this idea. It completely solves my frustration when cutting into a pie and not getting perfect pieces ! This way it’s all in one. Featuring these when my link party opens up at 5PM Pacific
I love the way you simplified apple pie baking,this sounds amazing. I’ve featured your yummy cups on my blog, hoping that you don’t mind, but if you do, please contact me and I’ll remove it. All the best.
Oh my, these look amazing! Pinned! Would love to see you link this up over The Weekly Creative – 6 blogs, a ton of fun!
http://www.reasonstoskipthehousework.com/the-weekly-creative-33/
Why do you prep 12 muffin cups but only cut 10 squares of foil?
Because the recipe yields only 10 apple pie cups and most of the time a muffin pan has 12 cups.
Hi,
I can’t seem to find the Pillsbury Simply Oatmeal Brown Sugar dough what could I use to substitute that? Thank you!
Hi Kathy,
You can use your favorite streusel topping or, if you want to replicate the oatmeal cookie dough here’s a very close version to the Pillsbury one.
http://roxanashomebaking.com/oatmeal-raisin-cookie-cheesecake-bites-recipe/
Thanks,
Roxana
Hi Roxana 🙂 I made these last thanksgiving and they came out amazing! I went to make them again this year but it appears that Pillsbury discontinued the oatmeal brown sugar cookie dough. Could you recommend anther topping that would be just as yummy? Or a way you would recommend replicating that cookie dough?
Thank you!
Hi Arielle,
So happy to hear you enjoyed these apple pie cups.They are one of my favorite!
You can use your favorite streusel topping or, if you want to replicate the oatmeal cookie dough here’s a very close version to the Pillsbury one.
http://roxanashomebaking.com/oatmeal-raisin-cookie-cheesecake-bites-recipe/
Thanks,
Roxana