These Easy Blueberry Hand Pies are so simple and taste great! Perfect for a summer picnic or brunch! These are just so cute and easy to make and just seem to shout welcome spring!
I like to change up the filling from time to time and make them with strawberries and lemon filling. This easy recipe also makes for great tea party desserts!
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Hello Friends! I hope this week finds you well and enjoying the season of renewal! I have been loving all the spring decor I am seeing in stores and am loving all of the colorful flowers that are blooming.
I have a dessert recipe that celebrates the season These quick and easy hand pies are so cute.
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Why This Recipe Rocks
This is one of those shortcut recipes that truly just doesn’t get any shorter. If you’ve got some friends coming over or need to make a dessert recipe for a barbecue, this is the perfect sweet treat to bring!
Fruit hand pies offer a fun hand-held dessert. These little homemade hand pies are easier to serve than on big pie and there are a couple of ways you can decorate the pies.
These are a fun take on a traditional blueberry pie and they look adorable on a serving tray for birthdays, bridal showers, baby showers and summer bbqs.
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You can make it in several flavors to suit your mood or the occasion. These are perfect for a memorial day or 4th of July dessert as well. Try these Peach Hand Pies for another fun summer dessert idea.
Mini Blueberry Hand Pie Ingredients
- Prepared Pie Crust - I use a pre-made pie crust but you could use homemade pie crust.
- Blueberry pie filling - an easy way to juicy blueberry filling
- sugar
- egg
Equipment and Kitchen Tools
- rolling pin
- spoon
- large mixing bowl
- 2 ½-3 inch biscuit cutter or round drinking glass
- sharp knife
- baking sheet or cookie sheet
- parchment paper
- rolling pastry cutter (optional)
Full recipe in recipe card.
What if I want to use fresh blueberries?
If you want to use fresh blueberries - mix 1 cup fresh blueberries with 1 tablespoon cornstarch and ¼ cup of sugar in a small saucepan.
Cook on medium-low heat about 10 minutes, stirring often with a whisk, smashing the blueberries during the process.
Let mixture cool completely before using.
How To Make Mini Hand Pies
Step 1 - Roll pie crust and cut into circles.
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Step 2- Fill pies with blueberry filling.
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Step 3a- Determine how to top of each hand pie. Either top with a second round of crust, or...
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Step 3b - Make little lattices with the pie crust dough and top each pie with them. Then pinch the edges of the crust in to seal.
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Step 4- For either method add egg wash to the top of each pie.
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Step 5 - Bake as directed.
![How to Make Blueberry Hand Pies Step 5 baked crusts on parchment lined sheet.](https://www.organizedisland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/How-to-Make-Blueberry-Hand-Pies-Step-5.jpg)
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By the way, you can also cut the pie crust into little strips and make little mini blueberry pies. It takes a little bit of time but they do come out really cute.Don't forget to bookmark this recipe.
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More fun Spring Desserts
- Easy Lemon Pastries - light and perfect for a picnic!
- Nutella Almond Pastries - Nutella goodness in an easy pastry recipe!
- Picnic salad recipes - Tasty transportable picnic salad recipes.
Timesaving Tips for the best Homemade Blueberry Hand Pies
- Serve these little pies with a scoop of vanilla ice cream .
- Baking time may vary so be sure to keep and eye on them when baking.
- You can use an air fryer to make these.
- Store in an airtight container
Easy Blueberry Hand Pies with Pillsbury Crust
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📖 Recipe
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Easy Blueberry Hand Pies
Ingredients
- 1 package refrigerated pie crust
- ¼ cup blueberry pie filling
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Thaw pie crust per package directions.
- Preheat oven to 425°
- Roll out pie crust on waxed paper or lightly floured surface.
- Cut out pie crust using a 3" glass or cookie cutter.
- Place half of the cut circles onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Spoon 1 - 2 teaspoons blueberry mixture onto dough circles on baking sheet.
- Top each circle with second cut out.
- Seal the outside of each pie by pressing a fork around the edge.
- Turn over each pie and seal again.
- Brush each pie with a light coat of egg wash using a pastry brush.
- Sprinkle each pie with about ½ teaspoon sugar.
- Bake 12-14 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool on a cooling rack before serving
Nutrition
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Tamara
I. Love. Hand. Pies. We even got this little griddle last weekend that says it makes great hand pies. Here's hoping!
Raquel
Sounds like a fun way to make them!
Chelc | Inside the Fox Den
Well, aren't these just the cutest things ever?! Perfect for a summer picnic outing. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday!
Raquel
Thank you!
Marissa | Squirrels of a Feather
Wow, these look easy and amazing! Can I tell you that when I was a kid, my mom packed the most unhealthy lunches...I am talking marshmallow fluff/PB/banana sandwiches, always with those super sweet individually wrapped hand pies. Hey, I wasn't complaining! But these look so much better than those! Def going to try later.
Raquel
Thanks Marissa!
Shelby
Such a yummy way to use up all the blueberries of the season!