Easy Cherry Hand Pies Using Only 2 Ingredients

Our Cherry Hand Pies recipe uses only 2 ingredients and is a super easy recipe to share for the holiday season or any time of year, especially during backyard barbecues! 

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What is a Hand Pie Anyway?

Pie is one of those special treats that can be consumed for breakfast, snack or dessert. It’s perfect with coffee or ice cream and is one of the simplest ways to enjoy both sweet and savory fillings.

A hand pie is basically a pie in a miniature form that you can carry in your hand.  Some can take the shape of a PopTart, some in a crescent moon shape like an empanada, but ours are round like a pie.

This easy fruit-filled pastry uses only 2 ingredients, includes the sweet and tart cherry, and is portable! 

Favorite Hand Pie Fillings

Hand pie fillings can be anything your heart desires! We have our favorite flavors and I’m sure you will have yours too. Be sure to experiment and have fun with your pie filling! 

• Cherry Pie
• Apple
• Strawberry
• Blueberry
• Peach
• Pumpkin

Tools Needed to Make Hand Pies

When I make these cherry hand pies, I’m glad I don’t have to drag out my pie plate. Unlike my Chicken Potpie recipe, hand pies allow me to have one controllable serving at a time.  

Useful tools for this recipe: 

• Rolling Pin
• Parchment Paper
• Circle Cutter
• Sheet Pan
• Spatula
• Cooling Rack
• Measuring spoon
• Pastry Brush

Pie is Family Favorite Dessert

My family loves pie and if our son could have a fresh pie every day he would be happy. Well, lucky for me, I have this quick recipe that is so super easy I can’t believe I don’t make them more often.

These cherry hand pies are the perfect size for a quick dessert or special treat for the lunch bag. Using pre-made pie crusts and pie filling is what makes these super easy.

If you don’t want to use a packaged pie crust, you can make a few from scratch ahead of time and freeze them and same goes for your pie filling.

Easy Cherry Hand Pies

Ingredients:

• 1 box (14.1 oz) ready made pie crust, thawed
• 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling

To Make:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Between two pieces of waxed paper, roll out dough disc to a larger circle- enough to cut 6 4-inch circles. Repeat with another dough disc.
3. In cut 4” circle, place 2 Tbsp. of pie filling. Top with another cut circle. Seal with a fork. Repeat with remaining dough circles.
4. Place mini pies on a parchment lined baking tray. Cut 4 small slits in tops and bake for 12-15 minutes.

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Easy Cherry Hand Pies

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Easy Cherry Hand Pies use only 2 ingredients! These pockets of fruit make a great mini treat for a backyard BBQ or school lunch! 

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 22 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 box (14.1 oz) ready made pie crust, thawed
• 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Between two pieces of waxed paper, roll out dough disc to a larger circle- enough to cut 6 4-inch circles. Repeat with another dough disk.
3. In cut 4” circle, place 2 Tbsp. of pie filling. Top with another cut circle. Seal with a fork. Repeat with remaining dough circles.
4. Place mini pies on a parchment lined baking tray. Cut 4 small slits in tops and bake for 12-15 minutes.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 373 Total Fat: 11g Saturated Fat: 4g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 7g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 208mg Carbohydrates: 65g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 2g Protein: 3g

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