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If you like apple pie, you will love these Mini apple pies<\/strong> baked in 6″ pie pans. It makes the cutest apple pie for two.<\/em><\/p>\n

$Mini Apple Pies in 6\" Baking Dishes$ <\/p>\n

Mini Apple Pies<\/h2>\n
On a recent trip to Crate & Barrel, hoping to trade all of my money for all the pretty dishes, I stumbled upon two mini pie dishes. They were 6″ across, which is the size I use for all of my small pies<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and the edges were fluted. Plus, they’re perfectly white. <\/p>\n
So what any person would do I snatched up two mini pie dishes, skipped to the register, and headed home to peel apples. These pie plates were always meant to be mini apple pies.<\/p>\n
$Mini Apple Pies in 6\" Baking Dishes$ <\/p>\n
What Apples to Use<\/h2>\n
It’s amazing how much you can learn about apples when preparing an apple pie recipe. At a visit to my farmer’s market, I grabbed a random bag of apples labeled ‘local’ from the farmer’s market. When those apples emerged crispy from the oven, I started googling “best apples to use in apple pie.”<\/p>\n
Here’s what I found:<\/h4>\n
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If we were baking regular sized pies, there would be more wiggle room when choosing apple varieties, I think. But, since we’re baking mini pies with a lesser amount of crust that browns faster in the oven, we really have to make sure the apples are going to soften in our 30 minute bake time.<\/li>\n
For that reason, I’m only recommending a mix of Golden Delicious and Braeburn apples for making these mini apple pies. This article<\/a> by Serious Eats that ranks apples for pie are my new favorite food geek article.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
$Mini Apple Pies in 6\" Baking Dishes$ <\/p>\n
I feel like we’re going to end the year with lots of pie recipes, is this okay with you? You might also like my apple crisp for two<\/strong><\/span><\/a> recipe!<\/p>\n
$Mini Apple Pies in 6\" Baking Dishes$ <\/p>\n
Notes<\/h2>\n\n
Each 6″ mini pie plate makes 4 mini slices of pie. Personally, I can eat two mini slices at a time, which is like 1 normal size piece, except with double the amount of crust (which feels like a total bonus!).<\/li>\n
If you’re really a household of two, I suggest freezing the other pie for your next apple pie craving (unbaked, of course). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
$Mini Apple Pies in 6\" Baking Dishes$ <\/p>\n
I have a whole collection of apple desserts for two<\/strong><\/a> on this site, but my absolute favorite (after this recipe for mini apple pies, of course) is my crockpot apple butter<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n
What do you think about these Mini Apple Pies? Let us know in the comments below. And make sure to share your creations by tagging me on Instagram!<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Notes<\/h2>\n\nEach 6″ mini pie plate makes 4 mini slices of pie. Personally, I can eat two mini slices at a time, which is like 1 normal size piece, except with double the amount of crust (which feels like a total bonus!).<\/li>\n