Quick Cherry Pie Bites (Printable Version)
Mini buttery pastry cups filled with sweet cherry filling and cinnamon sugar topping. Ready in 30 minutes.
# What You Need:
→ Pastry
01 - 1 sheet refrigerated pie dough (approximately 8 oz)
→ Filling
02 - 1 cup cherry pie filling
→ Topping
03 - 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
04 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
→ Optional
05 - 1 egg, beaten for egg wash
# How To Make It:
01 - Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Unroll the pie dough and use a 2.5-inch round cutter to cut out 12 circles.
03 - Gently press each circle into the wells of a mini muffin tin, forming small cups.
04 - Spoon approximately 1 tablespoon of cherry pie filling into each cup.
05 - If desired, brush exposed pastry edges lightly with beaten egg for a golden finish.
06 - Mix granulated sugar and cinnamon together, then sprinkle over the tops of the bites.
07 - Bake for 13-15 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown and the filling is bubbly.
08 - Let cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
# Expert Suggestions:
01 -
- They come together in under thirty minutes but taste like you spent all day in the kitchen.
- The combination of flaky pastry and sweet cherries hits every nostalgic dessert button.
- Perfect for portion control if you're trying not to eat an entire pie by yourself.
02 -
- Overfilling these is the biggest mistake I see, and it causes the filling to bubble over and create a sticky mess.
- Room temperature dough becomes soft and stubborn to work with, so keep it chilled until the moment you need it.
03 -
- If your dough tears when pressing it into the tin, patch it with a small piece of scrap dough rather than starting over.
- Warming the pie filling slightly in the microwave makes it easier to spoon evenly into each cup.