Learn how to make homemade Apple Turnovers using puff pastry and apple pie filling for a flaky, comforting treat. This small-batch recipe yields 4 turnovers and can be doubled.
Dear pie crust,
It took me years to truly appreciate you — your tender, buttery layers fresh from the oven are irresistible. People praise you in every incarnation, whether filled with chocolate and pecans in the colder months or silky pumpkin when leaves start to fall.
You’re dependable in savory dishes too, like a comforting chicken pot pie on a chilly evening, and you shine in small fruit pies when summer arrives. But you can be fussy: too warm and you won’t roll neatly, too cold and you won’t cooperate.
I haven’t abandoned you because I must. I’ve simply found a new favorite: puff pastry.
Puff pastry is forgiving and fast. It arrives ready to use, puffs beautifully, and creates the most satisfying flaky crunch when baked. These Apple Turnovers made with puff pastry rise higher and feel lighter than a traditional pie crust.
Filling and folding turnovers with puff pastry is straightforward. A quick roll to make a 12×12 square, a cut into four pieces, a spoonful of apple filling, and a quick fold into a triangle — and you have perfectly shaped turnovers without the fuss of shaping pie dough.
These Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers are ideal for breakfast, brunch, or dessert, and they come together quickly enough for an easy weeknight treat.
