Apple Pie Panini
This Panini has all the flavors of Apple Pie between two crispy pressed slices of cinnamon bread. It’s crispy, sweet deliciousness!
If you’re looking for an apple pie experience without all the work of making an apple pie, this is a recipe you must try.
This Apple Pie Panini is the brainchild of my friend Kathy Strahs, who blogs over at Panini Happy. As you might guess from the name, it’s all about creations made with the panini press. Kathy recently published her first cookbook, The Ultimate Panini Press Cookbook, and it indeed has every recipe imaginable for amazing sandwiches, grilled dishes, and even homemade ice cream cones.
I bookmarked quite a few recipes, but I knew I had to try this Apple Pie Panini first. I was wise to do so and I’m excited to show you how to make it!
First you’re going to take two slices of cinnamon raisin bread (I used a homemade recipe that I’ll be sharing on Thursday), and spread the outside of each slice with room temperature butter:
Flip the bread over and spread the other side with a honey mascarpone mixture:
Thinly slice your favorite firm apple (I used Granny Smith here), and remove the seeds:
And layer the apple slices on top of the mascarpone. Sprinkle the apple slices with a little bit of brown sugar (this wasn’t instructed in Kathy’s recipe but I couldn’t help myself):
Add the other slice of bread on top, butter side up:
Sprinkle a little extra brown sugar on the outsides of the bread, and place the sandwich in the panini press:
Press the sandwich for 3-5 minutes until the bread has a crispy, golden brown, caramelized crust:
Slice it in half and enjoy! Happy panini making!
Apple Pie Panini
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
- 8 slices cinnamon raisin bread sliced from a dense bakery loaf
- 1 Granny Smith or other firm apple cored and thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
Instructions
- Either in a small bowl with a whisk or in a mini food processor, whip the mascarpone and honey together until well combined and fluffy.
- Heat the panini press to medium-high heat.
- For each sandwich: Spread butter on two slices of bread to flavor the outside of the sandwich. Flip over both slices of bread and spread 1 tablespoon sweetened mascarpone on each. Top one slice of bread with a layer of apples and close the sandwich with the other slice, buttered side up. Sprinkle some brown sugar on top.
- Grill two panini at a time, with the lid closed, until the fillings are warmed and the bread is toasted, with a sweet crust, 3 to 5 minutes.
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
45 Comments on “Apple Pie Panini”
My favorite sandwich is leftover turkey (dark meat only!) miracle whip, lettuce, and stuffing if there’s any left over! Wish I had a panini press, one of my favorite foods is sandwiches. Maybe winning your book would inspire me to get one!
Welp, that apple pie panini looks absolutely amazing!
I’m a sucker for any sandwich with hints of “Thanksgiving” — my favorite recent combination is turkey with a slathering of fresh or chopped cranberries and cheddar cheese. Delicious!
Peanut butter and dill pickle
Your photos look simply delightful, Joanne – thanks so much!!
These sandwiches look so good! I need to get Kathy’s book!!
How clever.. now I have no excuse not to have pie. (as if) 🙂
Love Kathy’s book and these little sandwiches are the best treat ever!
I love adding spinach to my paninis
My favorite panino starts with five-grain bread (no butter for me), a thin spread of pepper jelly, French ham, brie, and thinly sliced apples. Delish!
My favorite sandwich is prosciutto and fresh mozzarella, lightly drizzled with Italian dressing on a constraint roll.
Yum! Cheese and apples go so well together. I’m definitely going to try this sandwich.
Tuna fish salad and cheese 🙂 (It’s my “comfort food of sandwiches”.)
That said, I have to make this sandwich for my son. Thanks for the recipe!
Between 2 slices of black-olive- + walnut bread, I like to put liberal slices of avocado, red tomato, pepper jack cheese, and some pan-fried fish to which I’ve added red onions ’til they’re carmelized. Delish. Guacamole can be sustituted for the avocados. 🙂
That panini sounds awesome. I’ll have to make it. I love a gilled chicken, goat cheese and bacon panini.
Looks so good but reminding me of a turkey, provolone, apple slices, and red mayo (I think cranberry, hot sauce, or beets) panini. I only remember that, that panini was the last one in the case and they never sold it again, at the Aerie Cafe in SUNY Brockport, very disappointed. I instantly fell in love with turkey and apple paninis now. Can’t wait to make this for my best friend, she’s a dye hard fan of apple pies.