Mini apple pies

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup and 2 teaspoons flour
  • 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut up
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts or other nuts
  • 2 packaged refrigerated pie crusts
  • 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Unroll crusts on lightly floured surface. Using a 3 1/2-inch round cutter, cut out 6 rounds from each crust. Reroll scraps as necessary. Press dough rounds into muffin pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. Toss apples, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 teaspoons flour, vanilla and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in large bowl. Divide evenly among crusts.
  3. For the topping, mix 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour, butter and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in medium bowl until crumbly. Stir in walnuts or other nuts. Sprinkle evenly over apple filling.
  4. Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

(Note: modified from food.com)