Chocolate-Cherry Hand Pies
Chocolate-Cherry Hand Pies with a sugar crust, hand pies are just that, no fork required! Make these fun treats for your sweetheart.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Course: Desserts & Sweets
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cherry hand pies, chocolate hand pies, Valentine's Day pie
Servings: 6
Calories: 562kcal
Hand Pie Crust
- 2 pie crusts homemade or store bought
Cherry Pie Filling
- 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
Make Cherry Hand Pie Filling
In a small bowl, mix the cherries, chocolate, corn starch, sugar, lemon juice sea salt and vanilla extract.
Assemble and Bake Cherry Hand Pies
Fill each hand pie with a small amount of filling about 5-6 cherries per pie, try to not overfill. Place your filling on the bottom crust, place top crust, and press in hand pie press or crimp the edges closed with a fork. Be careful to not overfill the press or pie hearts so they seal well.
Sprinkle each pie with sugar.
Bake 400 degrees for 20 minutes, on a parchment lined baking sheet until edges are golden brown.
Calories: 562kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 392mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 65IU | Vitamin C: 5.6mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 3.6mg