• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • StumbleUpon
  • Twitter
  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • About Us
  • Work with Us
  • For Bloggers

Chocolate Chocolate and More!

Welcome to my baking adventures.

April 24, 2012

Strawberry Hand Pies

Strawberry Hand Pies-so simple to make and tasty to eat!

Strawberry Hand Pies-so simple to make and tasty to eat!

We’re in full swing with strawberries here in Georgia. We went picking last weekend and got 5 buckets full of strawberries. I froze some, made smoothies, made syrup (post on that coming soon.)

It’s been a week now and I need to do something with the remaining strawberries in the fridge before I have to throw them out.

Then my friend over at Les Repas de Mon Enfrance: Growing Up Franco-American, posts this wonderful Mocha Crunch Cake. He’s french and one thing the french know how to do is bake. This cake is on my list of things to make. But I start wandering through his pictures, so much to drool over and I find his recipe for Blueberry Hand Pies.


Solution found. I can easily adapt this recipe for strawberries and I have everything on hand.

Yield: 8 hand pies

Strawberry Hand Pies

Strawberry Hand Pies

Ingredients

  • 2-9 inch pie crusts
  • 2 cups washed and cut strawberries
  • 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/2-1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • sugar for dusting

Instructions

  1. Combine sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and lemon zest, whisk till well combined. Set aside. Combine strawberries and lemon juice, make sure strawberries chunks aren't too large, smaller is definitely better. Let sit for 10 minutes, stir dry ingredients into strawberries.
  2. Combine egg yolk with water to create an egg wash, whisk well.
  3. I used Pillsbury Frozen Pie Crusts so I just unrolled them onto a cutting board. Cut pie crusts into 4 sections.
  4. Place a good spoonful of your strawberry mixture in the center of each section. Be careful not to put too much of the juicy syrup, trust me on this, it will all ooze out onto your baking tray.
  5. Now fold over from one outside edge to the other, creating an envelope, filled with your strawberry goodness.
  6. Brush inside edges with egg wash then using a fork, press to seal edges.
  7. Place pies in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before baking.
  8. Place pies on a parchment lined baking sheet, brush tops with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar. poke tops with fork to allow steam to escape. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for about 20 minutes, until tops are the perfect golden brown, just like you want a pie crust to be. Let cool on pan for 30 minutes before removing to rack to cool completely.

Notes

recipe source ChocolateChooclateandmore.com

Strawberry Hand Pies
adapted from Les Repas de Mon Enfrance: Growing Up Franco-American

Strawberry Hand Pies-so simple to make and tasty to eat!

This recipe will be perfect for any fruit or berry, just adapt your lemon juice to fit the fruit. On the original recipe with blueberries it called for 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. This was too much for the natural juiciness of the strawberry but would be perfect for apples or pears.

I see a lot more hand pies in our future.

Want more?

Easy Apple Crostata-great taste of an apple pie without all the fuss

Easy Apple Crostata

Blackberry and Vanilla Yogurt Swirled Popsicles

Blackberry Vanilla Swirl Popsicles

Mini Lemon Cheesecakes with fresh berries-the perfect light dessert

Mini Lemon Cheesecakes with fresh berries

 Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream

 Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream

Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake from www.chocolatechocolateandmore.com

Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake

Strawberry Cheesecake Crumb bars-the delicious taste of Strawberry Cheesecake surrounded by a sweet crumb bar!

 Strawberry Cheesecake Crumb Bars

strawberry_recipes_square

50 Strawberry Recipes

Filed Under: Fruits, Pies, Tarts, & Pastries, Sweet Tagged With: Fruit, Pies, Snacks, strawberry

Don’t Miss a Post! Get Updates By Email:

Get all of these delicious recipes delivered directly to your inbox.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Lauren says

    April 24, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Great way to use pre-made pie dough! Couldn’t be easier! So many fillings to try out…

    • Joan@chocolateandmore says

      April 26, 2012 at 11:33 am

      Thanks Lauren! I’ve been dreaming of all the fillings I’ll be able to use as the fresh fruit comes into season.

  2. Michael Richardson says

    April 24, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    Clever way to turn a circle into triangles..I am sure these are incredibly good

    • Joan@chocolateandmore says

      April 26, 2012 at 11:33 am

      It was the easiest way, my kids actually helped make these, always like to keep it simple.

  3. Robyn says

    April 24, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    Fresh Strawberries?! I checked the rhubarb last weekend and the red is just poking out of the ground. Very few gardens have been planted up here.

    I bet Puff Pastry (my new love) would work for this recipe too.

    • Joan@chocolateandmore says

      April 26, 2012 at 11:34 am

      Ooooh Robyn, Puff Pastry would knock these out of the park!

  4. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    April 25, 2012 at 12:14 am

    Yum! I love a good hand pie. I can’t wait for strawberry season here!

    • Joan@chocolateandmore says

      April 26, 2012 at 11:35 am

      I’m hoping our season lasts just a little longer.

  5. AndiWinslow says

    April 25, 2012 at 12:38 am

    HI can’t wait for strawberries in Maine. Few more months. I recently made a strawberry yogurt cake. Your little hand pies are so cute. Making some hand pies is on my bucket list, one of these days I will do that. Nice post andi

    • Joan@chocolateandmore says

      April 26, 2012 at 11:36 am

      Thanks Andi. A strawberry cake sounds wonderful!

  6. Megan and Emily@Whimsically Homemade says

    April 25, 2012 at 1:24 pm

    These are probably perfect for me… for portion control! Plus makes sneaking desserts in packed lunches easier. Great idea, I will definitely be trying it!

    Visiting from Whimsically Homemade!

    • Joan@chocolateandmore says

      April 26, 2012 at 11:36 am

      You are so right about the portion control and these do travel well.

  7. Stephanie says

    April 26, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    I love everything about this recipe!

    Ps love your blog – new follower!

    Stephanie
    http://www.chocolatecoveredbuttons.com

  8. Not Your Ordinary Agent says

    April 26, 2012 at 11:40 pm

    Yum! Tis the season for strawberries! Please link up to Foodie Friday! or stop by Facebook Friday

  9. Alison @ Oopsey Daisy says

    April 28, 2012 at 6:41 am

    Oh how I love strawberries!! 🙂 These look yummy as always! Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!

  10. cupsbykim says

    April 29, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    These look so good! I’d love it if you’d share them at Sweet & Simple Sunday! Stop by if you can!
    https://www.cupsbykim.blogspot.com/2012/04/sweet-simple-sunday-7.html

  11. Liz says

    April 30, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    Yummy!

  12. D @ The Shady Porch says

    May 1, 2012 at 9:14 pm

    Love strawberries and these remind me of my grannies old time fried apple pies but now that we know baked is better for us this is awesome! Thanks for sharing at the Rock N Share!

  13. Debi says

    May 2, 2012 at 10:59 am

    YAY!!! I have so been thinking about making hand pies and didn’t know what I wanted to put in them. Now I know. You are making me so busy today, sweets! Thank you so much for sharing on Thursday’s Treasures Week 31. <3 and hugs!

  14. beachmama says

    May 7, 2013 at 4:51 am

    OMG girl you’ve hit the mark with me BIG on this one!! We buy flats of local organic strawberries from May through October . . . this will be heavenly . . . THANK YOU!

  15. Dina says

    May 14, 2013 at 7:35 pm

    these sound yummy!

  16. Karen says

    May 15, 2013 at 2:29 pm

    I am thinking of turning these into mini Danish for a baby shower….maybe drizzle frosting over the tops, easy serving for a buffet table.
    I might also try shipping them to my nephew that loves my apple pie, but its not shippable!

    Thanks!

  17. Dina says

    June 30, 2013 at 10:59 am

    these sound great–esp with some vanilla ice cream!

Trackbacks

  1. 50 MUST MAKE strawberry recipes — Roxana's Home Baking says:
    April 9, 2013 at 11:32 am

    […] Strawberry hand pies at Chocolate Chocolate and More […]

  2. Busy Being Jennifer | 27 Strawberry Recipes says:
    April 17, 2013 at 1:10 pm

    […] Cheesecake Smoothie from Mother Thyme 15. Strawberry Avocado Sandwich from Little B Cooks 16. Strawberry Hand Pies from Chocolate, Chocolate and More 17. Strawberry Pound Cake from Happy Food, Healthy Life 18. Strawberry Chocolate Ice Cream […]

  3. Strawberry Round up - Chocolate Chocolate and More! says:
    July 1, 2013 at 9:31 pm

    […] Strawberry Hand Pies […]

Primary Sidebar

Welcome

We are a family that loves baking, good food, good times spent with family and friends, and exploring new places. Many of our most cherished family times have been cooking together in the kitchen at holidays or family gatherings. We invite you into our kitchens to share our love of all things chocolate and more (other desserts and even some healthy options). Read More

Footer

Looking for something?

Copyright Notice

All Chocolate Chocolate and More content and images are copyright protected. These items cannot be republished or used without prior written permission. Any licensing inquiries for commercial use, publication and/or general distribution can be sent to admin@chocolatechocolateandmore.com.

Copyright© 2021 · Brunch Pro Theme · Privacy Policy