Fresh cherry hand pies made with frozen puff pastry dough and fresh cherries!
I'm positive your 4th of July plans include more than two people, however, hear me out: this recipe is easily scaled up to feed your crowd. Like, way too easily. And then suddenly you have hand pies for breakfast, which isn't entirely a bad thing.
I'm so dang happy right now because 1) I have a pie in my hand and 2) we will have a crowd this Wednesday night. Not only are my parents driving up for a quick visit (hooray for living close to family again!), but the Mr. and I have met some pretty wonderful people in this new city already.
I've always heard midWestern people were the nicest bunch around, and I'm happy to report it's very true.
We will be smiling from ear to ear while we cook it up for our crowd. He's in the charge of the meats on the grill (including red chile buttermilk-marinated chicken!), and I'm in charge of side dishes and dessert.
I plan on making these fresh cherry hand pies. Puff pastry makes this recipe easy peasy, and I bet you even have the other ingredients in your pantry already. I'm one of those people that always keeps puff pastry in my freezer (because you can even make puff pastry donuts with it!), but just in case you don't, I have a recipe for homemade puff pastry from scratch. And once you make your own puff pastry, you can also make ham and cheese puff pastry squares or apple turnovers. Did you know?!
Puff pastry is amazing stuff.
This recipe is a starting point for you. Simply multiply the ingredients by how many guests you have, and then bake!
I hope y'all have a wonderful 4th of July!
Dainty pies look best in rough farmer hands. Fact.
Fresh cherry mini hands pies: Recipe makes 2 hand pies, but can be doubled. This recipe easily multiplies up to feed a crowd. Enjoy! As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.Fresh Cherry Hand Pies
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 244Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 191mgSodium: 79mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 2gSugar: 16gProtein: 6g
Stephie @ Eat Your Heart Out says
I'll take about 20, please. Perfect!
Julia {The Roasted Root} says
Awesome use for puff pastry! I've never used puff pastry before, so this looks clever and fun to me. Love the fresh cherries and the gorgeous dessert. Hope you had a fun 4th!
Honey What's Cooking says
such a great recipe.. i really love how you scale your recipes down. my july 4 involved a wedding and reception to attend.. lots of people. :)
vianney says
I would have to double recipe by 4 and still eat them all myself!! pretty,pretty pies!
shelly (cookies and cups) says
I am all for pies that you don't need a fork for!! These look great!
Dava says
These look wonderful! Do you think you could make them up and freeze them? Or would you bake them first, then freeze? Thanks!
Christina Lane says
I would freeze raw and then bake, adding an extra few minutes to the cooking time.
Abigail says
Can you tell me how you crimp these? With a fork or just your fingers? Thanks!
Sarah @ SimplyScrumptiousBySarah says
These look very scrumptious! I love puff pastry... but I cannot eat it too much because it is really fattening!! Sometime for a treat I will have to try these!!! Yum!
Matea says
Love it!
Roshani Khanna says
Oh my gosh this looks so good! I am over here drooling over this dish right now. I am all over this. I can’t even stop starring.
Nikita Arora says
This looks great! Thanks for sharing it and the other recipes at the Pinterest Power Party – we’ll be featuring this in tomorrow’s party!