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.
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Fourth of July Mini Pie Bites
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 45 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
- 1 cup cherry pie filling with more fruit (from 21-oz can)
- 1 cup blueberry pie filling with more fruit (from 21-oz can)
- 2 teaspoons red, white or blue decorating sugar
- 1/2 cup Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 teaspoon red, white and blue patriotic sprinkles
Instructions
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Step1Heat 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.
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Step2Spoon 2 generous tablespoonfuls cherry pie filling into 6 of the muffin cups. Spoon 2 generous tablespoonfuls blueberry pie filling into remaining 6 muffin cups.
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Step3Bake 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.
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Step4Meanwhile, 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.
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Step5Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to cooling rack to cool completely while pies are cooling.
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Step6Before 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
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Pie Bite
- Calories
- 140
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 13%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 110mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 35mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 22g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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