Description
These easy vegan apple turnovers are quick, easy, and delicious as a special dessert. Serve them with vegan ice cream for even more decadence.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 sheets puff pastry (vegan-friendly)
- 2 granny smith apples (diced)
- 2 tbsp vegan butter
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 pich salt
- ½ lemon (juiced)
- 1 tsp cinnamon (ground)
- 2 tsp arrowroot starch
Instructions
- Preheat Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
- Thaw Remove 2 sheets of frozen puff pastry from pack and allow to sit out and thaw for 15- 30 minutes.
- Dice Dice apples into small cubes, slightly smaller than 1cm.
- Heat Heat large, shallow non-stick pan over medium heat.
- Add Once pan is heated, add vegan butter and brown sugar.
- Stir Stir the butter and brown sugar over medium heat constantly for about 2 minutes until the mixture is well combined and the sugar is melted.
- Add Add apple, pinch of salt, lemon juice, and cinnamon. Lower the heat and allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Arrowroot Add arrowroot starch, stir to combine, and allow to simmer for 2 mins to allow the sauce to thicken.
- Cut Cut each puff pastry sheet in half, then cut each half in half to make 4 squares. This will leave you with 8 squares total.
- Fill Dollop about 2 tbsp apple mixture into the centre of each square.
- Fold Grab one corner of the square and fold over the apple mixture to make a triangular-shaped pocket.
- Seal Seal each popover but pressing the edges of the triangle with a fork. Pierce the top of each popover, to let steam out while they bake.
- Bake Place the popovers on a baking tray lined with baking paper, leaving space between. Bake the popovers in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes until the pastry has risen and is golden brown in colour. They should feel crisp to the touch, and have a uniform gold colour.
- Serve Serve popovers warm, straight out of the oven or with a dollop of vegan ice cream.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 353
- Fat: 22.5
- Carbohydrates: 36.9
- Protein: 4