Make mini heart-shaped cherry pies for the sweethearts in your life with this simple recipe.
Cherry-Filled Heart-Shaped Pies
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 2 hr 45 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Filling
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 can (15 oz) pitted dark sweet cherries, drained, 3 tablespoons juice reserved
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 vanilla bean
Crust
- 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
Topping
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons coarse sugar or sanding sugar
Instructions
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Step1In 2-quart saucepan, mix granulated sugar and cornstarch with whisk. Stir in cherries, reserved juice, the orange peel, orange juice and butter. Cut slit down center of vanilla bean; scrape out seeds. Add seeds and bean to cherry mixture. Heat to boiling; boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Pour into shallow container. Remove and discard vanilla bean. Refrigerate until ready to assemble.
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Step2Meanwhile, on lightly floured surface, roll 1 pie crust to 1/8-inch thickness. With 5 1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 6 hearts. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with second pie crust. With 1 1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out small heart from center of second batch of hearts. Spread 2 tablespoons filling on each plain heart. Cover with cutout hearts so filling shows. Press edges together with fork. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
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Step3Heat oven to 400°F. In small bowl, beat egg and whipping cream. Brush over hearts. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
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Step4Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack; cool at least 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
410
Calories
16g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
64g
Total Carbohydrate
36g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Pie
- Calories
- 410
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 16g
- 24%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 35%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 45mg
- 15%
- Sodium
- 270mg
- 11%
- Potassium
- 140mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 64g
- 21%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 36g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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