Description
Jack-O-Lantern Hand Pies are a delightful treat that will enchant your Halloween gatherings! These charming pastries combine flaky, golden crusts with a delicious filling of sweet apples and tart blackberries, all while resembling adorable jack-o-lanterns. Perfect for sharing or as a festive addition to your dessert table, these hand pies are easy to make and offer a fun activity for families. With their eye-catching presentation and mouthwatering flavors, they are guaranteed to impress both kids and adults alike!
Ingredients
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- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 sticks (8oz unsalted butter, diced and very cold)
- 6–9 tablespoons ice water
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
- 1/4 cup raw or turbinado sugar (for sprinkling)
- 2 large honey crisp apples (peeled and diced small)
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
- 2 tablespoons bourbon whiskey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 18 oz fresh blackberries
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Make the crust by mixing flour, sugar, salt, and cold butter until crumbly. Add ice water gradually until dough forms. Chill for at least one hour.
- Prepare the apple filling by cooking diced apples with butter, bourbon, vanilla, cinnamon, and brown sugar until syrupy. Cool.
- Roast blackberries with sugar and vanilla until thickened; cool.
- Roll out chilled dough and cut into pumpkin shapes using a cookie cutter. Cut faces on half of the shapes.
- Assemble pies by placing fillings between two pumpkin cutouts; seal edges with egg wash.
- Bake at 375°F for about 25 minutes until golden brown.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg