Jack-o-Lantern Halloween Apple Pie with Puff Pastry
This jack-o-lantern Halloween apple pie is store-bought puff pastry cut into pumpkins, filled with apple pie filling and topped with a carved face. It’s ready in under 30 minutes.
Servings: 1 large pastry puff
Equipment
- Small wooden pumpkin or pumpkin cookie cutter for tracing
- Baking sheet
- Fork
Ingredients
- 1 sheet refrigerated or thawed frozen puff pastry
- 1 can apple pie filling
- 1 tube green decorating icing with a small piping tip
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Unroll the thawed puff pastry on a lightly floured counter and roll it flat.
- Trace around your pumpkin template with a knife near the edge of the pastry and cut out two pumpkin shapes. Place both on a baking sheet.
- Cut a jack-o-lantern face into one cutout. Spoon a heaping scoop of apple pie filling into the middle of the other, leaving a border.
- Lay the face on top, line up the edges and press them together with a fork to seal.
- Bake for about 8 minutes, until puffed and golden. Let cool so the filling thickens.
- Pipe green icing vines and leaves on top and serve warm, with vanilla ice cream if you like.
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Notes
Extra flavor: Sprinkle cinnamon or apple pie spice over the filling before adding the top.
Golden finish: Brush the top with a beaten egg before baking.
Storage: Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days and rewarm in the oven to crisp the pastry.