White chocolate cherry hand pies

White chocolate cherry hand pies

Handheld white chocolate cherry pies that can be made in about 45 minutes, perfect for a sweet treat during the holiday season. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals.

Ingredients

pie crust

pie crust

10 servings

flour

flour

150 g

brown sugar

brown sugar

2 Tbsps

salt

salt

0.5 tsps

unsalted butter

unsalted butter

4 Tbsps

non-fat greek yogurt

non-fat greek yogurt

50 ml

sunflower oil

sunflower oil

3 Tbsps

water

water

4 Tbsps

egg whites

egg whites

1

cream cheese

cream cheese

226.8 g

cherry

cherry

138 g

vanilla extract

vanilla extract

1 tsp

white chocolate chips

white chocolate chips

45 ml

Method

  • Prepare the pie crust first. In a large bowl sift together flours, sugar and salt.
  • Cut the butter into small pieces and add to the bowl. Rub the butter into the flour mixture with your hands until the pieces are small but still visible.
  • Add oil and yogurt to the bowl and stir with a fork to combine. Knead the dough for one minute in a bowl. It will still be fairly crumbly.
  • Transfer to a floured surface and continue to knead until you can form a ball of dough. Divide the dough in half and flatten into two discs. Wrap in cellophane and refrigerate at least one hour.
  • While the dough chills, create the filling.
  • Add all ingredients to a food processor and pulse until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  • Preheat oven to 40
  • Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  • When the dough is chilled, remove from the fridge and unwrap. Flour a large, smooth surface.
  • Roll both balls of dough until they are each about inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut heart shapes or use a biscuit cutter/large glass to cut circles.
  • Place half of the pie hearts onto the prepared cookie sheet and add one teaspoon of pie filling to the centre of each one.
  • I added personalized messages to each pie using letter stamps I bought at a craft store. I stamped love be mine and honey on the heart shaped dough that would act as the tops of the pies.
  • Wet your finger and paint it along the edges of each cut out.
  • Place a second dough heart on top of the filling and press down along the edges to secure.
  • Use the tines of a fork and press down along the edges to contain the pie filling.
  • Brush a small amount of egg white on the top of each pie. This will give a nice golden colour to the pies.
  • Bake for 20 minutes.
  • Makes 10-12 mini pies (depending on the size of your cookie cutter. Mine was about 3 inches wide)

Nutrition:

419 kcal

Carbs

44 g

Fat

24 g

Protein

7 g

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