Lactose Free Paleo Cassava Flour Apple Hand Pies
Warm spiced apples tucked inside a golden, flaky crust — these hand pies deliver everything you love about a classic apple pie in a perfectly portable package. The crust is built entirely from cassava flour and solid coconut oil, which means there's no butter, no cream, and no dairy of any kind hiding anywhere in the recipe. Cassava flour behaves surprisingly close to all-purpose flour here, giving you a dough that actually rolls out, folds cleanly, and crisps up beautifully in the oven. The filling is sweetened with maple syrup and thickened with arrowroot starch, so the apple juices turn glossy and jammy rather than watery or runny. A hit of cinnamon, ginger, and fresh lemon juice keeps the flavor bright and layered rather than one-note sweet. These are the kind of treat you can bring to a gathering without having to explain a single ingredient — they just taste like really good apple pie.
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8 servings
For the crust
- 2 cups cassava flour, plus more for dusting
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- ½ cup coconut oil, solid (not melted)
- 6–8 tbsp ice water
- 1 large egg, beaten (for egg wash)
For the filling
- 3 medium apples (about 1 lb), peeled, cored, and cut into ¼-inch dice
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp arrowroot starch
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- 1
Make the filling: melt 1 tbsp coconut oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the diced apples, maple syrup, cinnamon, and ginger and cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples are just tender and the liquid has reduced slightly, about 6–8 minutes. Stir in the arrowroot starch and lemon juice and cook for 1 minute more, until the juices thicken and coat the apples. Transfer to a bowl and let cool completely, about 20–30 minutes.
- 2
Make the crust: whisk together the cassava flour and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the solid coconut oil in small spoonfuls and work it into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces remaining.
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