Today we celebrate Pi day for those who are math whizzes or Pie day for those of us who like to bake! Since I am no math whiz I decided to bake Cherry Chocolate Pecan Hand Pies!
So about these pies. Hand pies. I have never made hand pies but I always thought they were intriguing. They really didn’t take that long to prepare and I was able to take my time and do step by step. They were so simple and the ending product was so satisfying. The mixture of the cherries and pecans topped off with white chocolate made these the ultimate dessert! I may or may not of had a few while I was taking these pictures but trust me. They are delish!
Also today myself and a group of bloggers have all gotten together to help our friend Julie from White Lights on Wednesday to celebrate her coming up nuptials. She is getting married on 3.14.15. So today marks one year till then and she wanted to celebrate in a BIG way! With pie! Lots of pie!
You can see all the amazing pie recipes being shared today by clicking the images below. ENJOY!
Cherry Chocolate Pecan Hand Pies #piday
Ingredients
- FOR THE CRUST:
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1 stick margarine diced
- 8 tablespoons iced water
- FOR THE FILLING:
- 1 can cherry pie filling
- 3/4 cups pecans chopped
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
FOR THE CRUST:
- In bowl add flour and margarine. Using fork or pastry blade to blend ingredients together till the mixture looks course like sand or crumbs.
- Add a tablespoon of water at a time to flour mixture, till ball forms.
- Split in two, wrap in plastic wrap and freeze for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat.
- In a medium size bowl add pie filling, pecans and chocolate chips.
- Remove one dough ball from freeze. Cover your working area with flour. Roll dough out to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Using a round cookie cutter 3 inches in diameter cut 5 circles. Remaining scraps can be added to the other dough.
- Place circles on baking sheet, add 1 tablespoon of pie filling in the center.
- Close and press edges with a fork to seal. Using an egg wash brush the tops and sides. Pull remaining dough out of freezer and repeat steps.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
Raquel @ Organized Island
Loving all these pies Nancy! Sharing ithis today!
Nancy P.
Thanks Raquel!
Sarah
These look amazing. Cherry & Chocolate is such a perfect pair. I’ll be making these! Pinning
Nancy P.
A great pair! Thanks Sarah!
Christie
I just love the flavor combination of cherry and chocolate. The pecans would add such a delicious crunch. Wish I could grab a hand pie right now.
Nancy P.
They do add a slight crunch!
Rebecca @ Dorm Room Baker
These hand pies look delicious! I’ve never actually made one before, but always thought they were such a cute and convenient idea. I’m sure I’m going to end up hearing a lot more about pi day than I ever wanted to since most of the people I hang out with are giant computer science nerds haha. Guess I’ll just have to go look up some fun facts about the ‘better’ kind of pie so I can share those with them :).
Nancy P.
I had never had one till I made them and now I love them! Thanks Rebecca!
Heather @ French Press
what a delicious combination! and I love mini-pie 🙂
Nancy P.
Thanks Heather!
Lauren @ Healthy Delicious
Gotta love hand pies! These look amazing… that white chocolate drizzle today takes it over the top. Happy Pi Day!
Nancy P.
Chocolate takes everything over the top! Thanks Lauren!!
Martha @ A Family Feast
Looks delicious Nancy!
Nancy P.
Thanks Martha!!
Alyssa
These pies look great, I love the combination of cherry and chocolate with the pecan. I like how they are individual sized too!
Nancy P.
The size I think is the best part! Thanks Alyssa!
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes)
Those hand pies look unreal! Holy cow I would adore that!
Nancy P.
Thanks Jocelyn !
Hezzi-D
Hand pies are so fun and the flavors in yours sound great!
Nancy P.
They were fun to make!
Kathleen @ Fearlessly Creative Mammas
I made hand pies once and they were not pretty. They tasted good though. Your hand pies look so nice.
Nancy P.
Thanks Kathleen!!
Lisa | Je suis alimentageuse
Yummmmm these hand pies look adorable! Great post, Nancy =) Happy belated Pi day (cause I’m a couple days late haha)
Nancy P.
I am always a day late! Thanks Lisa!
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting
These hand pies look gorgeous!
Nancy P.
Thanks Julianne!!
ang
These look yummy! I’d never have thought to include pecans with the chocolate and cherry – clever!
Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me over the weekend 🙂
Ang
Nancy P.
Thanks Ang!
Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen
I LOOOOOVE hand pies! These have so many flavors going on, I bet they really compliment each other well!
Nancy P.
Thanks Elizabeth!
Deb@ Cooking on the Front Burner
Nancy, I’m not a math whiz so I would make a pie too! These have some great ingredients in them – pinning!
Nancy P.
Thanks Deb!
Jocelyn@BruCrew Life
First of all, your hand pies sound heavenly! And secondly, I would seriously love a piece of every single one of those pies!!
Nancy P.
Thank you so much Jocelyn! I think I did have a piece of every single one, well almost! Oops! 🙂
Anne
Yummy! I think I gained 5 pounds just looking over all those pie pictures! I can’t wait to try a few. Thanks for sharing via Freedom Fridays, Love Bakes Good Cakes link party.
Nancy P.
I KNOW I gained 5 pounds! Lol!
Evelyn @ My Turn for us
Of course I just had to share these babies!! Three of my favorite flavors!!!
Hugs from Freedom Fridays With All My Bloggy Friends!!
Pinned also!!
Nancy P.
Thanks Evelyn!!