Cherry Hand Pies are mini pie crusts filled with homemade cherry pie filling, fried to a golden brown, and drizzled with an almond glaze.After you try these, you will want to try my Apple Hand Pies, too! Cherry Hand Pies These cherry hand pies are the next best thing to a whole cherry pie.They are the perfect size for a quick snack or dessert.

The dessert starts with my homemade no-fail pie crust cut into smaller crusts.Then, homemade cherry pie filling is added to the mini crusts and folded inside.But, that is not all! Don’t forget the sweet almond glaze on top! Besides frying the hand pies, I will also let you know how to bake them in the oven or cook them in the air fryer.

Ingredients & Substitutions Pie Crust: If you look at the recipe, you will notice you need 2 pie crusts or 4 store-bought crusts.My homemade pie crust is a recipe that actually makes enough dough for two crusts.The equivalent of my pie crust is 2 boxes of store-bought crusts, which is 4 crusts.

Cherry Pie Filling: You can buy a can of pie filling to fill the crusts, but I encourage you to try making your own homemade pie filling.When you make your own, you know exactly what is in the pie filling without all the added preservatives.Or, try blueberry (used in my blueberry pie) or apple pie filling! Glaze: The glaze drizzled over the pies is a sweet almond glaze.

If you are not a fan of almond extract, you can leave it out.If you have a nut allergy, use imitation almond e

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