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Fourth of July Mini Pie Bites

Updated Jun 13, 2023
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We're seeing stars—literally! These 4th of July mini pies are the perfect sweet treat to fill out your summer holiday snack table. Get ready to create adorably bite-sized 4th of July pies with the help of Pillsbury™ Pie Crust, pie filling and delicious whipped topping. This is an easy-prep dessert that the whole family will love. If this 4th of July dessert idea is a hit, you can easily customize this recipe for other holidays by swapping out the cutouts, fillings and sprinkles.

Fourth of July Mini Pie Bites

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Ingredients 6
  • Servings 12
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 425°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Remove one crust from pouch. On lightly floured surface, unroll crust, and roll to 12-inch circle. With 3 1/2-inch round cutter, cut 6 rounds from crust; repeat for remaining crust. Press circles into 12 ungreased regular-size muffin cups. Reserve crust scraps for star cutouts.
  • Step 
    2
    Spoon 2 generous tablespoonfuls cherry pie filling into 6 of the muffin cups. Spoon 2 generous tablespoonfuls blueberry pie filling into remaining 6 muffin cups.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool completely in pan, about 1 hour. With knife, loosen edges; remove mini pies from muffin cups.
  • Step 
    4
    Meanwhile, use 1 1/2- to 2-inch star cookie cutters to cut 12 to 24 cutouts from remaining dough, rerolling scraps as needed. Place cutouts on cookie sheet; lightly brush with water, and sprinkle with decorating sugar.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to cooling rack to cool completely while pies are cooling.
  • Step 
    6
    Before serving, top each with 2 teaspoons whipped topping and sprinkles; top each with 1 to 2 pie crust stars.

Nutrition

140 Calories
6g Total Fat
0g Protein
22g Total Carbohydrate
10g Sugars

Tips from the

Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    To make assembly easier, use a very small ice cream scoop to fill cups with pie filling.
  • tip 2
    Decorate pie crust stars with a combination of red, white and blue sugar for a patriotic look, or get creative with your own combination of red, white and blue stars.
  • tip 3
    Serve mini pies with a small scoop of ice cream instead of whipped topping, if desired.
  • tip 4
    Use remaining pie filling as a tasty topping for ice cream or brownies.
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