Easy 30 Minute Cherry Lime Hand Pies
A super simple hand pie recipe that makes cherry pie portable! It comes together with under 10 ingredients and less than 30 minutes!
Equipment
- 1 Rolling Pin
Ingredients
For The pie
- 12 oz Cherries
- 1/2 lime, juice divided
- 1/2 lime, zest
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch scant
- 1 inch ginger grated
- 2 premade refrigerated pie crust rounds
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp water
- additional sugar for topping optional
For the Frosting
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 lime, juice
- 1/2 lime, zest
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 and place rack in center of the oven
- Pit cherries and add to a pot along with 1/2 lime juice, sugar, cornstarch and ginger. Cook until mixture starts to boil, about 6 mins, smash cherries with a fork reduce heat and cook another 2 minutes.
- Allow to cool and add 1/2 of the lime zest to the cherries. Stir to combine and proceed to next step.
- Roll out your pie doughs. For a more homemade look, laminate the dough 3-4 times.
- Add cherry filling to pie dough for desired shape. Add top dough and pinch sides to keep filling in. Use a fork for a decorative edge. Cut a small slit to allow venting. Add pies to a parchment lined sheet tray.
- Combine the egg and water and whisk. Use the egg wash over the pies and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 20-22 mins or until doughs are fully baked.
- Allow to cook slightly and make glaze by combing remaining zest and lime juice, powdered sugar and a pinch of salt to desired thickness. Drizzle over pies and allow to set for 5 mins. Enjoy!