Heart-Shaped Cherry Hand Pies That Scream Love
Make the perfect Valentine's Day dessert with this easy recipe of heart-shaped cherry hand pies! Enjoy flaky puff pastry filled with luscious cherry filling.
Servings: 16 mini heart pies
Calories: 228kcal
Ingredients
- 2 puff pastry sheets thawed
- 6 oz cream cheese
- ¼ cup sugar divided
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup cherry pie filling
- 2 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 355° F. While preheating, unroll the puff pastry sheets and use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out 16 hearts out of each sheet.2 puff pastry sheets
- Carefully take all the heart-shaped cutouts from the puff pastry sheet.
- Lay out your heart-shaped puff pastry cutouts on a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Utilize the space efficiently and avoid overcrowding.
- Prick 16 of the hearts with a fork to be used as 'tops' for the pastries. Set aside.
- Remove one tablespoon of the sugar and set aside. In a medium bowl, combine room temperature cream cheese, remaining sugar, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.6 oz cream cheese, ¼ cup sugar, 1 tsp vanilla
- Add a tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture to the center of your heart-shaped pastries.
- Top your cream cheese mixture with a heaping teaspoon of cherry pie filling.½ cup cherry pie filling
- Using your forefinger or a pastry brush, wet the edges of the pastry with cold water.
- Now top with the pricked heart cut-out pastries.
- Crimp the edges with a fork to seal to ensure none of the filling escapes during baking.
- Brush each heart pastry with milk and sprinkle with sugar before popping in the oven.2 tbsp milk, ¼ cup sugar
- Bake for 25 minutes or until the pie crust is golden brown.
- Enjoy your homemade heart-shaped cherry hand pies!
Notes
- Thaw the Puff Pastry: Make sure those puff pastry sheets are properly thawed. Take them out of the freezer 1 hour in advance.
- Use Soft Cream Cheese: Opt for room-temperature cream cheese. Why? Because it mixes well with the rest of the ingredients giving a smooth filling texture.
- Play with Shapes: Get creative! Try out different Valentine-themed cookie cutters. It's not just about the taste, it's about making them look as good as they taste.
- Serve Warm: These cute mini cherry pies taste the best warm out of the oven.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 228kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 112mg | Potassium: 44mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 161IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg