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yummy mini cherry pies

Recipe by
Cheryl Campagna
Mankato, MN

This is a fantastic and easy to prepare recipe, a great parent/child rainy weather or snowy school cancelled day recipe - serve with a little hot chocolate and you have a yummy afternoon snack! *Note, while I am posting the recipe using cherry pie filling, you can use just about any kind of pie filling.

yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For yummy mini cherry pies

  • 1 can
    pillsbury crescent roills
  • 1 can
    cherry pie filling
  • THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF FINISHING'S YOU CAN USE ON THE TOP OF PIES. CHOOSE ONE AND ENJOY!
  • FINISHING 1
  • 1
    egg
  • 1/4 c
    sugar (coarse bakers sugar is best, but regular will work just fine
  • FINISHING II
  • 1 c
    powdered sugar
  • milk
  • 2 tsp
    milk

How To Make yummy mini cherry pies

  • 1
    Carefully unroll crescent dough. Place, wide side down, in muffin tin.
  • 2
    Fill with Cherry Pie filling (Remember you can use just about any kind of pie filling for this!)
  • 3
    Fold edges to enclose pie filling. It's okay to leave room for a little filling to bubble through
  • 4
    Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove when dough is a nice golden brown.
  • 5
    Immediately remove from tins and place on a wire rack to cool
  • 6
    Finishing 1 (do before baking) Crack egg in small bowl and beat well. Add 2 tablespoons of milk and continue beating. Brush on top of unbaked dough. Sprinkle generously with sugar.
  • 7
    Finishing II (after baking) Add milk in small dashes to powdered sugar to create a slightly thin glaze. Drizzle over the top of finished pies. Best served warm! Warning, this topping is very, very sweet.
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