Flaky puff pastry is filled with a warm cinnamon-sugar apple filling in these Vegan Apple Turnovers! Almost like mini apple pies, these treats are so simple and delicious. Everyone will love them for breakfast, brunch, or a sweet snack!
This baked treat is so easy to make and with just a few ingredients. Fresh apples, cinnamon, sugar, and an easy powdered-sugar glaze are so divine together!
To keep things simple, you can use any type of apple and store-bought pastry dough. Prepared plant-based puff pastry dough is at many stores such as Publix, Whole Foods, and even Walmart. Just watch for the sneaky ingredient of lard on the labels.
These tasty turnovers are ready in a flash and are a great way to use up those apples in fall or whenever!
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Enjoy your next vegan apple turnover for the holidays, brunch on a lazy weekend, a midday snack, or a special dessert.
Oh, and they are just as tasty whether they’re warm or cold!
If you have extra puff pastry, try my Vegan Pot Pie with Puff Pastry. And if you have a ton of apples on hand, you will love my Apple Crumble Cake or Apple Galette!
For more fruit-filled vegan desserts, you will love my Blueberry Cobbler, Pear Crumble, Strawberry Cobbler, and Peach Crisp.
Reasons You’ll Love These Turnovers
- Quick and easy
- Dairy-free and eggless
- They’re like easy, handheld, mini apple pies
- Great for fall, winter, apple season, or anytime!
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Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
- Apples - Use your favorite type of apple. You can even combine varieties. Here, I use Ambrosia, but Pink Lady or Honeycrisp are also good.
- Puff Pastry - Just one sheet of any store-bought puff pastry is needed. Many grocery stores sell vegan-friendly puff pastry near the pie dough-section.
- Vegan Butter - The apples are cooked in a medium pot with plant-based butter.
- Sugars - I use brown sugar and powdered sugar in this apple turnover recipe. Look for sugars that say "vegan" or "organic" on the label.
- Vanilla- Pure vanilla extract gives the apples a delicious warm flavor that goes so well with sweet apples.
- Cinnamon & Salt - Use just a bit of ground cinnamon and salt.
- Cornstarch- Cornstarch helps create a creamy apple mixture. Arrowroot powder or tapioca starch can be used instead.
- Lemon Juice- A small amount brings a balance to the apple filling.
- Milk- Any type of plant-based milk is used as a substitute for egg wash when sealing the turnovers and for the icing. It also helps the turnovers come to a golden brown color when baking.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Here are some quick visual steps. Find the full recipe with exact measurements on the recipe card below.
Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a small cookie sheet with parchment paper. Peel two apples and cut them into small cubes.
Melt the butter over medium heat. Add the apples, brown sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, cinnamon, lemon juice, and salt.
Stir regularly for 7-8 minutes. You want the apples to soften just a bit, but not too much as they will continue to cook in the oven later.
Pour the apples into a bowl or plate so they can cool down a little while you prepare the puff pastry.
Thaw the pastry sheet in the microwave for 15 seconds if it's frozen. Gently roll it out to a large square, about 11x11 or 12x12 inches. Fix any holes with your hands. Cut the sheet into 4 squares.
Place about ⅓ cup of apple filling in the center of each square. Brush the inner edges with the plant milk.
Fold the pastry over, line the corners up, and press to seal. You can make these into either small rectangles or triangles. Use the tines of a fork to further seal the turnovers at the edges.
Place the apple turnovers on the baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Cut several slits into the tops of the turnovers. Brush the tops with plant milk. Dust them with a fine layer of ground cinnamon and/or sugar (optional).
Bake the vegan apple turnovers in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown. Make the icing while they cool down by stirring 1.5 tablespoons of plant-based milk into the powdered sugar until it’s smooth.
Drizzle icing over the turnovers and enjoy!
Variation Ideas
- Try them with fresh peaches or pears!
- Add additional spices to the apple filling such as nutmeg, ginger, or cloves.
- Make them even more decadent with Vegan Butterscotch Sauce or Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting. Yum!
- Instead of icing, sprinkle turbinado or can sugar to the tops of each vegan apple turnover before sliding them into the oven.
Option 1: Follow all of the instructions before the baking step. Place them in the freezer, separated and sealed, for up to 2 months. Bake them from frozen when you're ready.
Option 2: Prepare the apple filling and place it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Follow the rest of the steps for baking the apple turnovers when ready.
Option 3: Fully make the turnovers, including baking and icing them. Allow them to cool completely and the icing to set. Separate them with parchment paper and freeze them for 2 months
Store leftover turnovers in a sealed container on the counter for 2 days or in the refrigerator for 4 days. Eat them cold or reheat them in the oven, toaster oven, or microwave.
Vegan puff pastry dough can be found at most grocery stores or online. Check the refrigerated cookie dough section or the frozen pie shell area. Some vegan brands include Wewalka European, Greenwise, Aussie, and Pepperidge Farms. Be sure to check the ingredients label to make sure there isn’t any dairy, egg, or lard.
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Recipe
Vegan Apple Turnover
Bonnie - Serene Trail
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegan butter
- 2 medium apples, any kind
- ¼ cup brown sugar (50g)
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup powdered sugar (64g)
- ¼ cup plant-based milk, divided (60ml)
- 1 sheet puff pastry dough
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a small baking sheet with parchment paper. Peel the apples and cut them into bite-sized pieces.
- Melt the vegan butter in a medium-sized pot over medium heat. Add the apples, brown sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, cinnamon, lemon juice, and salt. Stir regularly for 7-8 minutes or until the apples have started to soften.
- Let the apples cool down while you prepare the puff pastry sheet. I like to spread them out onto a plate here.
- Slightly thaw the puff pastry sheet in the microwave for 15 seconds if it's frozen. Roll it out to a large square, between 10 and 12 inches. Slice it into 4 smaller squares.
- Place ⅓ cup of the apple filling into the center of each pastry square. Brush the edges with plant milk. Fold the dough over so that the corners line up to create triangles or rectangles. Press the edges down and then use the tines of a fork to further seal the edges.
- Place the turnovers 1 inch apart on the baking sheet. Cut 2-3 small slits into each one and brush the tops with plant milk. Add an optional dusting of ground cinnamon and/or sugar on top.
- Bake them for 20-25 minutes, or until they are golden brown.
- Prepare the icing while the turnovers are cooling down by combining the powdered sugar and 1.5 tablespoon of plant milk. Stir until the icing is smooth. Drizzle it over the turnovers and enjoy!
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Nutrition
The nutrition information is estimated and can vary depending on brands and measurements used.
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