I’m back in the kitchen with my dad who has an amazing Youtube Channel over at Simply Garden. This week we are making a very quick and simple recipe for Apple Turnovers. The caramelized apple filling is the star of this recipe which is filled into folded puff pastry and sprinkled with coarse sugar before baking (or freezing to bake at a later time!)

Keep reading for the recipe and also check out the full video instructions below! Be sure to subscribe to the Simply Garden channel as we will be doing weekly garden to table recipes!

Apple Turnovers

Ingredients

2 apples peeled, cored and diced into 1/2" pieces
1/2 lemon juiced
1 1/2 tsp flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 TBSP unsalted butter
1 TBSP brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
pinch salt
1/2 package frozen puff pastry thawed
1 egg white
1 TBSP milk
coarse sugar

Instructions

Peel, core and dice your apples into relatively even 1/2" pieces. Mix with the juice of 1/2 a lemon, the flour, cinnamon and ground nutmeg.
Preheat your skillet over medium low heat. Melt the butter. Add the apple mixture, brown sugar, white sugar and vanilla. Stir and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 8-10 minutes, stirring every minute or so, until the apples have softened and the sugars have caramelized.
Remove from heat and season with a pinch of salt. Let cool for a bit while you are preparing the puff pastry.
Preheat oven to 400
Open 1 defrosted roll (1/2 a box) of the puff pastry. Cut it in half and in half again to make 4 even squares. Place each square on a baking sheet lined with a Silpat or parchment paper.
Evenly divide the apple filling in the center of each puff pastry square. This filling makes the perfect amount for 4 squares.
Mix together your egg white and milk. Using a pastry brush, brush along the edges before folding each square into a triangle. This will help seal the puff pastry. Use a fork to crimp the edges well.
Brush the tops of the 4 turnovers with the remaining egg wash. Sprinkle with as much coarse sugar as you would like!
Bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes. They will be very gold brown and puffed and the filling will ever so slightly start bubbling out the sides.
Before baking you could freeze the tray and then once frozen transfer the turnovers to a freezer bag to thaw and bake later. Bake the same way once defrosted.
If serving to Jennifer: add whipped cream.
If serving to her dad: add ice cream and whipped cream!