Updated 12.08.25
Inside each square is a filling of apple, raisins, cinnamon, and a little sugar and cornstarch to bind it; familiar flavors, held together neatly by the pastry. The slits in the top let steam escape and give the finished carré its characteristic look. An egg wash goes on before baking for a deep golden finish. The sheet pan format means no special equipment, and the recipe makes exactly the right amount for two people.
These sit somewhere between a hand pie and a turnover, and they are better described by eating than by reading about them. Make them once and you will understand why the Dutch have been baking them for generations.
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Key Ingredients in This Recipe
You’ll find the complete list of ingredients and exact quantities in the recipe below.
- Puff Pastry – home-made of store-bought.
- Apple -your favorite apple dessert apple. Mine is Honeycrisp or Granny Smith.
- Raisins – you can also use dried apricots or cranberries (if you want to be more seasonal).
- Sugar
- Corn starch – Will catch some of the liquid.
- Cinnamon
- Egg – the ‘glue’ that keeps the dessert together, and it adds shine and a golden color.
How to Make Applecarrés for Two
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Step 1 – Make the apple filling by mixing the apple (peeled and cut in small cubes), raisins, sugar, corn starch and cinnamon.
Step 2 – Cut a sheet of pastry dough in half and roll that half a little longer and wider.
Put the remaining half back in the freezer.
Step 3
A – Fold the pastry dough in half and punch the seam at each edge. This way you know what the middle is.
B – Fold it back open and cut slits in one half of the pastry dough, leaving about 1/2-inch border and 1/2-inch between slits.
Step 4 – Place the apple mixture on the uncut half, again leaving about 1/2-inch border. Brush the border surrounding the apple filling with egg wash.
Step 5 – Fold the half with the slits over the apple filling. Press down on the border with your fingers and solidify that by using a fork.
Step 6 – Place the applecarré on a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper. Brush the entire applecarré with egg wash and transfer to a 400°F. oven.
Step 7 – Bake the applecarré for 25-30 minutes or until pastry dough is brown and crispy.
Take applecarré out of the oven and allow to cool. This apple dessert is best enjoyed on the day of baking. You can eat it warm or cooled or any temperature in between. Cut the applecarré in half and you have a 1-person portion.
Enjoy !
Applecarrés for Two
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- 1/2 sheet pastry dough
- 1/4 apple, Honeycrisp or Granny Smith
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- 1/2 tablespoon corn starch
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 egg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Peel the apple can cut into small cubes. (NOTE 1)
- Ina bowl, mix the apple, raisins, sugar, corn starch and cinnamon and set aside.
- Cut a sheet of pastry dough in half and roll that half a little longer and wider. (NOTE 2)
- Fold the pastry dough in half and punch the seam at each edge. This way you know what the middle is.Fold it back open and cut slits in one half of the pastry dough, leaving about 1/2-inch border and 1/2-inch between slits.
- Place the apple mixture on the uncut half, again leaving about 1/2-inch border. Brush the border surrounding the apple filling with egg.
- Fold the half with the slits over the apple filling. Press down on the border with your fingers and solidify that by using a fork. Brush the entire applecarré with egg.
- Place the applecarré on the baking sheet and transfer to the oven.
- Bake the applecarré for 25-30 minutes or until pastry dough is brown and crispy.
- Take applecarré out of the oven and allow to cool.
- Cut in half and enjoy!
Notes
- You only need 1/4 apple for this recipe. Please don’t throw the rest away. You can eat it (most of us don’t eat enough fruit) in the spirit of ‘an apple a day, keeps the doctor away’ or you can use it in apple sauce or a salad.
- Place the other half of the pastry dough back in the freezer or use it to make savory snacks or another applecarré, so you have a dessert for 2 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.