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    Chocolate-Cherry Hand Pies

    Published: February 10, 2021 | Last Updated: February 6, 2023 | Lisa 1 Comment
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    Last Updated February 6th, 2023 at 08:02 pm by Lisa

    Heart shaped hand pies filled with chocolate and cherries on a red cake stand.Pin

    Cherry Chocolate Hand Pies have an amazing sugar crust, this with store bought or homemade pie crust, chocolate chips, and frozen cherries.

    In just about 45 minutes, you can bake these sweet dessert pies at home for those you love...

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    Chocolate Cherry Hand Pie Recipe

    Simple store-bought ingredients come together into a bakery style pastry, ready in 45 minutes. The rich chocolate and cherry filling is absolutely incredible. Each pie is topped with a sugary crust, with a crackled texture.

    • 2 pie crusts homemade or store bought
    • 16 ounce bag frozen dark pitted sweet cherries
    • 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chunks (or semi sweet chocolate chips)
    • 3 tablespoons corn starch
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
    • ¼ teaspoon kosher sea salt
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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    For these hand pies, I found this heart-shaped press at Williams Sonoma. You can always simply cut out a heart shape in parchment paper, and trace it around with a small paring knife or pastry wheel or use a large cookie cutter.

    1. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pie dough. Cut the pie dough into heart shapes using a large cookie cutter, paring knife, or heart hand pie press. Reroll the excess dough, and rollout using a rolling pin.
    2. In a small bowl, mix the cherries, chocolate, cornstarch, sugar, lemon juice sea salt and vanilla extract. Give the cherry filling mix a good stir.
    3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
    4. Fill each hand pie with a small amount of filling about 5-6 cherries per pie, try to not overfill. Be careful to not overfill the press or pie hearts so they seal well.
    5. Place your filling on the bottom crust, place top crust, and press in hand pie press or crimp the edges closed with a fork.
    6. Sprinkle each pie with granulated sugar. This gives a nice crust, or brush with an egg wash glaze, or melted butter.
    7. Bake 400 degrees for 20 minutes, on a parchment lined baking sheet until edges are golden brown. Cool on a wire rack at room temperature.
    8. Optional, serve slightly warm and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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    Hand Pie FAQs

    What are hand pies?


    A  folded or pressed pastry with either a sweet or savory filling that is either baked or fried.

    How do you make hand pies?

    Hand pies are made by placing a small amount of sweet or savory filling onto a round piece of dough. Then it is folded over and sealing the edges with either a fork or a small pie mold before baking or frying.

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    Chocolate-Cherry Hand Pies

    Cherry Chocolate Hand Pies have an amazing sugar crust, this with store bought or homemade pie crust, chocolate chips, and frozen cherries. In just about 45 minutes, you can bake these sweet dessert pies at home for those you love.
    Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time 35 minutes minutes
    Servings 6
    Calories 562kcal
    Author Lisa Hatfield

    Equipment

    Hand Pie Press
    Assorted Heart Cookie Cutters

    Ingredients

    • 2 pie crusts homemade or store bought
    • 16 ounce bag frozen dark pitted sweet cherries
    • 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chunks or semi sweet chocolate chips
    • 3 tablespoons corn starch
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
    • ¼ teaspoon kosher sea salt
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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    Instructions

    • On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pie dough. Cut the pie dough into heart shapes using a large cookie cutter, paring knife, or heart hand pie press. Reroll the excess dough, and rollout using a rolling pin.
    • In a small bowl, mix the cherries, chocolate, cornstarch, sugar, lemon juice sea salt and vanilla extract. Give the cherry filling mix a good stir.
    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
    • Fill each hand pie with a small amount of filling about 5-6 cherries per pie, try to not overfill. Be careful to not overfill the press or pie hearts so they seal well.
    • Place your filling on the bottom crust, place top crust, and press in hand pie press or crimp the edges closed with a fork.
    • Sprinkle each pie with granulated sugar. This gives a nice crust, or brush with an egg wash glaze, or melted butter.
    • Bake 400 degrees for 20 minutes, on a parchment lined baking sheet until edges are golden brown. Cool on a wire rack at room temperature.
    • Optional, serve slightly warm and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

    Notes

    What are hand pies?
    A  folded or pressed pastry with either a sweet or savory filling that is either baked or fried.
    Hand pies are made by placing a small amount of sweet or savory filling onto a round piece of dough. Then it is folded over and sealing the edges with either a fork or a small pie mold before baking or frying.
     

    Nutrition

    Serving: 6g | Calories: 562kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 395mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 64IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 4mg
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    1. Jessica Robinson says

      February 10, 2021 at 2:40 pm

      5 stars
      Absolutely delicious and easy to make. I used a heart-shape cookie cutter to cut out the pie crust and pressed them together with a fork. In LOVE with this delicious pie recipe!

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