Sausage & Apple Hand Pies are a fun and tasty snack with the perfect amount of savory and sweet!
I love using fruit in savory dishes like these Sausage & Apple Hand Pies. It adds a nice depth of flavor and is sometimes unexpected.
Pork and apples are classic.
I’m reminded of my childhood. I remember my brothers saying “pork chops and applesauce”.
And they said it in a funny way. Applesauce was kind of drawn out.
It made me wonder where that came from. So I googled it and learned that it actually comes from an episode of The Brady Bunch that aired in 1971!
Talk about a blast from the past.
We chose to use canned biscuits for this recipe because they are so sturdy. They also make this recipe easier.
I think homemade biscuits would be hard to use in this application. A yeast dough would also work but I wanted to make them quick and easy.
There is nothing wrong with taking help from the grocery store every now and then. Right?!
How to make Sausage & Apple Hand Pies:
- Preheat oven to 400°. Spray a rimmed sheet pan with cooking spray.
- In a medium skillet cook one-half pound of ground pork sausage, one-half cup of chopped apple, one-quarter cup of chopped onion and one-quarter cup of chopped celery over medium heat until pork is brown and apples, celery and onion are tender, about 8 – 10 minutes.
- Roll ten biscuit (from two-six ounce cans of five biscuits each) into 4 1/2″ to 5″ rounds. Place about 2 tablespoons of sausage apple mixture onto half of each rolled biscuit. Fold over filling and press edges with a fork. Place on baking sheet and bake 12 – 15 minutes or until golden. Brush with melted butter after they come out of the oven.
Any ground sausage would work in these Sausage & Apple Hand Pies. Sage, maple, spicy or Italian sausage would work great in this recipe.
Choose your favorite.
Some other savory recipes with fruit that you might like:
- Sausage Pineapple Mini Meatballs
- Spicy Grilled Pork Chops with Apple Salsa
- Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry
- Arby’s Grilled Chicken & Pecan Salad (Copycat)
- Burnt Brussels Sprouts & Apples
- Chicken with Spiced Peaches
- Teriyaki Beef Kabobs
Sausage & Apple Hand Pies
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound ground pork sausage
- 1/2 cup chopped apple
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 cup chopped celery
- 2 cans biscuits 6 ounces, 5 biscuits each
- melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°. Spray a rimmed sheet pan with cooking spray.
- In a medium skillet cook pork, apple, onion and celery over medium heat until pork is brown and apples, celery and onion are tender, 8 - 10 minutes.
- Roll each biscuit into a 4 1/2" to 5" round. Place about 2 tablespoons of sausage apple mixture onto half of each rolled biscuit. Fold over filling and press edges with a fork. Place on baking sheet and bake 12 - 15 minutes or until golden. Brush with melted butter after they come out of the oven.
Recipe from Pillsbury.com.
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Can’t wait to try these! I have everything but the celery and may try them that way. I can make my own biscuit dough as the last can I had was evidently older than I thought and I found it exploded in the refrigerator the other day. These will be so good while hibernating in the house!
I love the combo of sweet fruity apple and savoury sausage…these hand pies look awesome!
Thanks, Angie!