As the hot summer cools down into breezy fall, a perfect way ease into the “-ber” months is making cozy fall recipes. Bring some spice into you fall season by following along Aquila’s tutorial for warm and sweet apple pie potstickers.

1. Apple pie filling (recipe adapted from Spend with Pennies):

Ingredients

• 2 whole apples
• ⅙ cup cane sugar
• 1.5 tbsp of water
• 1 tbsp butter
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp water

Instructions

1. Peel and dice the apples
2. Melt butter and cinnamon in a pot on the stove – medium heat
3. Add in apples, sugar, and water
4. Cook until apples are slightly soft
5. Add cornstarch (or any other thickener) and water to a bowl and mix
6. Add to your stovetop mixture
7. Cook until apples are brown and slightly translucent — NOT mushy

2. Wrapping wontons

Ingredients

• wonton/dumpling wrappers
• sugar
• cinnamon
• butter
• water

Instructions

1. Lightly dab the edges of your wonton wrapper with water
   1. Double layer if you’re using wontons, single layer if you’re using dumplings
2. Add in filling as you see fit (do NOT overfill)
3. You can make lots of shapes – i made typical round ones
4. Make sure each is very tightly sealed
5. Brush the outsides with melted butter and dip in a mixture of around 1:3 cinnamon and sugar
6. Place on a tray with baking paper
7. Bake in oven at 375 for 15 mins, or in air fryer for 20 mins

Video transcript:

Here’s how to make apple pie potstickers with Aquila. This recipe yields around 16 potstickers. Here are the ingredients you’ll need for this recipe. Feel free to pause the video to write them down.

First, peel the apple carefully, then dice into small, uniform cubes. Make sure they aren’t too big, or wrapping them later will be difficult.

Next, turn the fire to medium heat, and in a pot mix together a tablespoon of butter and half a teaspoon of cinnamon. Add one tablespoon of water and a sixth cup of sugar. Mix until fully combined. Finally, add your diced apples and coat each cube evenly with the mixture.

Once the mixture bubbles again, mix 2 teaspoons of cornstarch and one tablespoon of water. It’ll act as a thickener. Once you mix that in, put on the lid and wait until the sauce is thick and your apples are brown and soft.

Take your apple pie filling off the stove and let it cool.

I’m using thinner wonton wrappers, so I’m sticking two together with water. If you have thick dumpling wrappers, just use one. 

Add in a small spoon of the apple pie filling. Don’t put too much or your potstickers will burst. Next, dip your finger and water and dab it evenly along the border of the wrapper.

Fold your wrapper in half and slowly seal it from the center out, making sure there are absolutely no holes. Repeat until you use up all your filling.

For the coating, mix sugar and cinnamon in a 3 to 1 ratio and spread it out on a plate. Also prepare melted butter.

Brush melted butter onto your potsticker, then lightly tap it on the coating. Don’t worry if it’s uneven.

Bake the potstickers at 375 degrees for around 15 minutes in an oven, or 20 minutes in an air fryer.

Carefully take them out and let them cool. Finally, enjoy this delicious fall snack!