Blueberry Hand Pies Mini Blueberry Pies One Little Project

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Blueberry Hand Pies

Have you ever used a store-bought frozen pie crust for something other than… well, pie? Because I know that before these blueberry hand pies, I never had. Part of me was a little nervous when I lifted the pie crust out of the aluminum pie plate it came in, that it would lose all its magical crustiness and crumble to pieces. Do I sound like a novice baker? Because I really am… so I was beyond happy when I set the pie crust on the counter and it was… wait for it… just like a regular pie crust! Except I didn’t have to make it myself. Which is always a huge bonus in my books! I know, I know. In a perfect world, I would have made my own pie crust. I bet these mini blueberry pies would be soooooooooo amazing with pie crust from scratch! I mean, they were pretty awesome with store bought pie crust too, but homemade would bring them to a whole new level. But for now, since I’m a busy mom, and I barely have time to brush my teeth, let alone make homemade pie crusts, I’m sticking with the “easy” factor for these. Because let’s face it, these mini blueberry pies were ridiculously simple to make!

Ingredients for Mini Blueberry Pies:

The full, printable recipe and photo tutorial is at the bottom of this post (Jump to Recipe), but here’s the basics of what you need:

Two 9″ Pre-made Frozen Pie Crusts Blueberry Jam 1 Egg Heart Shaped Cookie Cutter

And for the glaze:

Icing Sugar Milk

I let the frozen pie crust sit on the counter to defrost for about an hour. I didn’t really time it, but it didn’t take very long.

You can use even more jam than what I show in the photos. The worst that can happen is that jam will start oozing out the edges. And I’m sorry, but hot, bubbly, oozing jam on a pie crust is by no means a bad thing! When I took them off the silicon baking mat, the hearts looked a little plain. They were just calling out for a glaze. I know, you typically don’t put a glaze on a blueberry pie (or maybe you do?), but they needed something…

So I whipped up a quick batch of easy icing sugar glaze and drizzled it over top, and oh my word, I fell in love. These were amaaaaaazing. So delicious! Kind of pie like, but also kind of cookie like too.

Can I make mini hand pies with other berries?

Yes! You can use any flavour of jam or pie filling that you like for these. Mini cherry pie hearts anyone? Yes, please! Here’s some suggestions for fillings you can use:

strawberry jam raspberry jam apricot jam cherry pie filling apple pie filling

Mini Blueberry Pies Recipe

With only 5 simple ingredients, you can whip up a batch of these delicious mini blueberry pies in just over half an hour! When my husband came home from work and saw these mini blueberry hand pies sitting on the counter, with the fresh icing sugar drizzle pooling around the edges, he swooned. I’ve never seen him so enchanted by a dessert. He’s voluntarily gluten free and he never cheats, but I swear, I could see some inner turmoil brewing inside of him, like he was questioning whether eating just. one. bite. would set him back.

And in case you’re wondering. Nope. My husband resisted and he didn’t cheat on his gluten free diet. But this was the closest I’ve ever seen him to giving in! Mmmmm… This post was originally published on January 28, 2016.