Easy Hand Pie Recipe

Have you ever baked a pie before? I've made a few before, but they're always pretty difficult to get right. I'm not really a baker, so I like to keep things as easy as possible when it comes to dessert! I'm so excited to share this easy hand pie recipe with a date filled center! Do you eat dates? I really love them as snacks, but decided to incorporate them into a simple hand pie recipe.

Easy Hand Pie Recipe

These were so incredibly easy to make and I can't wait to make them again and try different fillings! The girls also loved helping me and they were easy enough that they could. You could do different shapes for different holidays, but these heart shapes worked perfectly for Valentine's Day! We chose pink frosting but you could totally leave them plain. The girls obviously love pink so we went with that!

Date Filled Hand Pies

Easy Hand Pie Recipe

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Servings 6

Calories 284 kcal

Equipment

• baking sheet
• Cookie Cutter
• Sauce Pan
• Fork
• Knive
• Cutting Board
• Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

  

Filling

• 1 Cup Chopped Dates
• 1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 3/4 Cup Water

Thawed Frozen Pie Crust (or you can make your own)

• 1/2 Cup Flour (for surface)

Egg Wash

• 1 Egg
• 1 tbsp water

Instructions

 

• Pre-heat oven to 350
• Mix dates, sugar and water together in a small sauce pan and bring to a boil. Once thickened, reduce to a simmer
• Sprinkle surface with flour and roll out pie dough until 1/8 inch thick. Cut into desired shape (we used a heart cookie cutter). You'll need 12 total
• Place 6 pieces of pie dough onto non stick baking sheet
• Put 1 tablespoon of filling into the center of pie dough. Place another piece of pie dough over the top
• Close seams with a fork and poke holes into the top of the pie
• Mix egg and water together, then brush the top of the pie's
• Bake for 23-25 minutes or until golden brown
• Let cool for 10-15 minutes, then cover with icing and sprinkles of choice!

Keyword Hand Pie, Pie, valentines dessert

I created these fun little cards to put on the treat bags for our Valentine's Day party. These would be so fun to serve at a play date or for school treats! 

Thanks so much for reading! Let me know if you have questions on this recipe! For more of our Valentine's Day fun, click here!

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