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Air Fryer Apple Bites

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If you have an air fryer, you’re probably on the lookout for some good recipes. And while there are plenty of dinner recipes you can make with an air fryer, it’s not so easy to find dessert recipes. That’s where these air fryer apple bites come in!

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They are just the thing to satisfy that sweet tooth, and they’re also quick and simple to prepare! I mean, you can’t get much easier than canned apple filling and Pillsbury Biscuit dough (I won’t tell if you won’t!).

Ingredients for Air Fryer Apple Bites:

Just a few ingredients

  • ¾ C sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon *
  • ¾ teaspoon nutmeg *
  • ¼ teaspoon allspice *
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves *
  • ¼ teaspoon ginger *
  • 1 can of Pillsbury Grand Biscuits
  • 1 cup apple pie filling – chopped into small pieces
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ cup unsalted butter- melted

Substitutions: *1 tablespoon of apple pie spice

How to Make the Air Fryer Apple Bites:

1. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, 1½ teaspoons of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ground cloves, and ginger. Set that aside.

air fryer apple bites - step one
air fryer apple bites - step one

2. Open the can of the biscuits and pull all 8 biscuits out. On a parchment-lined cutting board, pull each biscuit in half, creating 16 biscuits.

air fryer apple bites - step 2

3. Take each biscuit, one at a time, and roll it out with a rolling pin or flatten it with your hands.

air fryer apple bites - step 3

4. Place chopped apple pie filling in a medium-sized bowl and add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.

air fryer apple bites - step 4
air fryer apple bites - step 4

Stir well to combine.

air fryer apple bites - step 4

5. Place a spoonful of the apple cinnamon filling into the center of each circle of dough, leaving about ¼ inch around the edges.

air fryer apple bites - step 5

6. Grab the edges and pinch them together to make small round balls.

air fryer apple bites - step 6
air fryer apple bites - step 6
air fryer apple bites - step 6
air fryer apple bites - step 6

7. Repeat step 6 for all 16 air fryer apple bites.

air fryer apple bites - step 7

8. In an air fryer add a piece of parchment paper with holes, or lightly brush the basket.

9. Place half of the apple bites seam side up into the air fryer, making sure they do not touch.

air fryer apple bites - step 8 and 9

10. Cook them in the air fryer on the “Bake” setting or at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes, then carefully flip them over and cook for another 5 minutes.

air fryer apple bites - step 10

11. Repeat steps 7-9 until all the apple bites are golden brown.

air fryer apple bites - step 11

12. Once they are all cooked, coat each of the air fryer apple bites in the melted butter, then toss it into the combined sugar and spice mixture.

air fryer apple bites - step 12
air fryer apple bites - step 12

13. Repeat until all of the apple bites are coated.

air fryer apple bites on a tray
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Air Fryer Apple Bites

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  • Author: Trish Corlew
  • Prep Time: 12 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 22 minutes
  • Yield: 16 apple bites 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Air Fryer

Description

These air fryer apple bites are just the thing to satisfy a sweet tooth, and they’re also quick and simple to prepare!


Ingredients

Scale
  • ¾ C sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon *
  • ¾ teaspoon nutmeg *
  • ¼ teaspoon allspice *
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves *
  • ¼ teaspoon ginger *
  • 1 can of Pillsbury Grand Biscuits
  • 1 cup apple pie filling – chopped into small pieces
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ cup unsalted butter – melted

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, 1 ½ teaspoons of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ground cloves, and ginger. Set that aside.
  2. Open the can of the biscuits and pull all 8 biscuits out. On a parchment-lined cutting board pull each biscuit in half creating 16 biscuits.
  3. Take each biscuit, one at a time, and roll it out with a rolling pin or flatten it with your hands.
  4. Place chopped apple pie filling in a medium-sized bowl and add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, stir well to combine.
  5. Place a spoonful of the apple cinnamon filling into the center of each circle of dough, leaving about ¼ inch around the edges.
  6. Grab the edges and pinch them together to make small round balls.
  7. In an air fryer add a piece of parchment paper with holes, or lightly brush the basket.
  8. Place half of the apple bites seam side up into the air fryer, making sure they do not touch.
  9. Cook them in the air fryer on the “Bake” setting or at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes, then carefully flip them over and cook for another 5 minutes.
  10. Repeat steps 7-9 until all the apple bites are golden brown.
  11. Once they are all cooked, coat each apple bite in the melted butter, then toss it into the combined sugar and spice mixture. Repeat until all of the apple bites are coated.

Notes

Substitutions: *1 tablespoon of apple pie spice

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