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Mini Cherry Pies

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These mini cherry pies are a staple in my house!

One of my absolute favorite desserts is mini cherry pies. There’s just something about the warm, gooey cherries mixed in with crumbly pie crust. It’s a staple at my parent’s house during summer Sunday dinners served along homemade vanilla ice cream.

Well today I thought I would share with you guys a little twist on one of my favorite treats…
Mini Cherry Pies!

Mini Cherry Pies poster.

 

Pretty adorable, right?
And they taste pretty amazing, too!

INGREDIENTS:

  • 3 1/4 cups of flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, cubed
  • 1 can cherry filling
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • ice water
  • white sparkling sugar sprinkles

Butter, flour, cherry pie filling, sprinkles, egg and water on the counter for the pies.

DIRECTIONS:
In a large bowl, combine flour, salt and butter. Mush together with your hands until crumbly.

Mixing the dough by hand in a bowl.

Add ice water slowly just until dough forms into a lightly moist ball. Knead the dough until it molds together. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

The dough in a ball on the floured counter.

Take half of the dough ball, place on a floured surface, then flatten out with rolling pin about 1/4 inch thick. Cut the dough into circles (I used the bottom side of a small bowl about 4 inches in diameter).

Cutting out the dough into circles.

The dough circles and cherry pie filling and a pastry brush.

  1. Scoop about 1 tablespoon of cherry filling into the middle of a dough circle.
  2. Fold over.
  3. Press over the edges with a fork to seal.
  4. Place on a baking sheet.

Filling the pastry dough with the cherry filling and pinching it together.

Brush the tops of the mini cherry pies with egg and sprinkle with white sparkling sugar sprinkles.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until lightly golden.

The baked mini pies on a white plate on the counter.

And then get ready to enjoy the cutest little cherry pies!

One of the pies cut open with the cherry filling.

These are perfect for a sweet treat served along vanilla ice cream or a quick breakfast on the go!

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Mini Cherry Pies

You won't feel guilty having one or two of these mini cherry pies. Great dessert for any occasion.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cherry, pie

Ingredients

  • 3¼ cups flour
  • 2½ tsp salt
  • 1½ cups butter (cubed)
  • 1 can cherry filling
  • 1 large egg (beaten)
  • ice water
  • white sparkling sugar sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.

  2. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt and butter. Mush together with your hands until crumbly.

  3. Add ice water slowly just until dough forms into a lightly moist ball.

  4. Knead the dough until it molds together.

  5. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

  6. Take half of the dough ball, place on a floured surface, then flatten out with rolling pin about 1/4 inch thick.

  7. Cut the dough into circles.

  8. Scoop about 1 tablespoon of cherry filling into the middle of a dough circle.

  9. Fold over.

  10. Press over the edges with a fork to seal.

  11. Place on a baking sheet.

  12. Brush the tops of the mini cherry pies with egg and sprinkle with white sparkling sugar sprinkles.

  13. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until lightly golden.

Yep… I just said that.
Don’t worry, I won’t judge 😉

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Comments

  1. Melnda Cartwright says

    Hi- I tried to make these tonight and they turned out really salty. I used the exact ingredients. I will try again but had to toss this batch!

    • howtonestforless says

      Oh no! I’ve never had that problem but I’m thinking it might be due to the butter? Try using unsalted butter and see if that makes a difference!

      • Melnda Cartwright says

        Okay- Thank You-,I really want to make them again!!!!!

  2. Marye says

    These looks great! Who doesn’t love cherry pie, especially in a great to-go form? 🙂

  4. Laura says

    I love cherry pie and these mini pies look delicious.
    Thank you for joining us at Thoughts of Home.

    Laura
    White Spray Paint

  6. Lori Tylicki says

    Can these be frozen?

    • carmen says

      We never have because we eat them so fast (ha!) but I don’t see why not.

  7. Trish says

    Hi! I’d like to make thesebut in the ingredients list is says 1 and a half cups butter but the picture shows 1 and a quarter cups. Can you clarify for me which to use?

  8. Lili Stout says

    How many des this recipe make?

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