McDonald's Fried Apple Pie Recipe - Secret Copycat Restaurant Recipes (2024)

• 4 - 6 cups Vegetable Oil for frying
• 1 package Pillsbury Apple Turnovers (Find them in the refrigerated section of your supermarket)

Make the Pies

• On waxed paper, unroll the turnover dough. You will see six 3 x 3-inch pieces. Tear off 4 of the squares.

• Stretch the dough out to about 4 x 5-inch rectangles on the waxed paper.

• Spread 1/2 of the included apple pie filling on 2 of the doughs, leaving about 1/2 inch of dough around edges. Clear a 3/4 inch space lengthwise down the middle of both.

• Place the remaining two doughs on top of the two with the filling.

• Crimp the edges. You should have what looks like two giant pop-tarts.

• Carefully cut both of them precisely down the middle, in that 3/4-inch space you created when you cleared the filling.

• Crimp those two edges.

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• With your hands, carefully shape the dough to form an attractive, uniform shaped pie. They should look like small burritos, only

• crimped around the edges.

• Place all four, flat on waxed paper, in the freezer. Chill for about 45 minutes.

• Remove from freezer.

• Spray all sides of each pie with water mist from a spray bottle.

• Return to the freezer for at least another hour.

At this point you can place the pies in a sealable freezer bag and place back in the freezer for future use...

Or Deep-Fry Them Now

Cook the Pies

• Preheat oil in a deep fryer or large pot on the stove top to 375°F.

• Preheat oven to warm.

• Remove pies from freezer.

• Quickly dip a frozen pie in cold water, making sure to immerse it entirely.

• Drop the pie into the hot oil. Be careful - it will most likely splatter.

• When all pies are in the oil, place a spare fryer basket over the top. ("Sandwiching" the pies between the two baskets) or hold the pies down with a spider strainer, if using the stove top method. This ensures the pies are fully submerged. It is important that the pies are fully submerged or a good portion of it won't cook correctly.

• Cook 5 - 7 minutes. Check after 5 minutes - the color should be a golden brown. Cook longer if needed.

• Carefully remove cooked pies. Place on a paper towel-covered plate to drain for 1 minute.

• Place pies directly on the oven rack in your warmed oven. Warm for at least 10 minutes, and as long as 30 minutes.

• Enjoy your McDonald’s Hot Apple Pie, but use caution… just like in the good ol' days, the apple filling will be tongue-scorchingly hot.

• The pies will not look exactly the same as the old McDonald’s hot pies. They will also be smaller. The taste, however, should be just like you remember.
• The pies may stick to the fry basket. If this happens, carefully remove using a knife. You don't want to rip the dough.
• If you wonder why these pies have to be frozen, it is to get a crispy crust. Spraying with water beforehand gives a little ice glaze that helps the outer crust attain the correct texture. Finally, dipping in water just before placing in the oil helps form a flaky, crispier layer on the outside, and the famous "doughy" crust on the inside.