Strawberry Hand Pies

These strawberry hand pies turn refrigerated pie crust and canned strawberry filling into flaky heart shaped pies with a vampire bite twist, done in under 40 minutes.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Strawberry Hand Pies

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 18

Total Time 38

Servings

Calories 220kcal

Author Jason Decker

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375° F. Line sheet tray with foil and spray with cooking spray or parchment paper, and set aside.
On a clean work surface, unroll the pie crusts. Using a 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 20 hearts.
Evenly divide the cherry pie filling to the center of half of the hearts, leaving a 1/4th inch border.
In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and water. Dip your fingertip into the egg wash and moisten the outside of the pie crust. Place another heart on top and press it down along the edges. Seal the edge with a fork, and repeat with the remaining pies.
Place the pies on the prepared sheet tray. Take a sharp knife and cut two small triangles into the top pie crust. Brush the outside of the pies with egg wash. Try to avoid dipping the brush into the filling.
Bake for 15-18 minutes until golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes on the tray, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

These are served best warm or at room temperature.
Other fillings can be added, see above on some ideas.
You can use a 3-inch round cookie cutter if you do not have a heart shaped one.
These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
Use your own homemade pie crust if you'd like.
For a nice crunch, sprinkle some coarse or decorators sugar on top before baking.
These are really good served with ice cream, whipped cream or even dipped in a powdered sugar glaze.
Easily double this recipe if you'd like.

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