Dessert is ready in 30 minutes with these Glazed Peach Hand Pies! The flaky crust and spicy cinnamon filling are the perfect combo in a hand pie, plus they’re baked not fried!
Love FRESH peaches? Try this delicious peach dumpling recipe topped with some homemade ice cream! OR give our peach cobbler recipe a try next!
Why this Recipe Works
Dinner around our place is usually pretty standard. I love using my slow cooker, so Mississippi Pot Roast or Bourbon Chicken tend to be on the menu regularly.
I’m often scrambling when my kids ask for dessert. Odd, right? You would think our house would have trays of cookies and cakes and fudge just laying around.
But reality is, I usually only bake once a week. And it’s often around events, so that treats aren’t sitting around for me to eat. Especially during the school year when I’m home alone with dessert on the counter, begging to be eaten.
But in the summer, I find that with all the kids in and out during the day, the extra cookies and candies get eaten by others.
So at dessert time, there is nothing but chocolate ice cream in the freezer. And sometimes a loaf of my favorite apple bread or cinnamon swirl zucchini bread!
If you’re looking for a dessert that is quick to whip up, but can also impress family and friends, these Peach Hand Pies may just be your answer.
- 5 simple ingredients
- NO FRYER needed
- comfort of a peach pie
Last year I made a homemade Apple Hand Pie recipe, and it’s quickly become one of my most popular recipes on the blog! The mouthwatering apple pie filling is incredible!
Today’s recipe for peach pie uses a simple can of pie filling with an addition of cinnamon to give it a little more depth in flavor. It was perfect.
Love pie filling? Try our easy Instant Pot Peach Cobbler with only 4 ingredients!
Ingredient Notes
- Pie Crust- the convenience of a couple boxes of refrigerated pie crust is one of the reasons this treat is so easy to make. But if you want to make a homemade pie crust instead, that works too.
- Pie Filling- canned pie filling works perfect here!
- Cinnamon- add a little spice to the canned pie filling for more flavor.
- Powdered sugar- use this for the glaze to keep it sweet.
- Milk- use more or less for desired consistency.
- Egg- use the egg yolk to seal the hand pies, and the egg white with water to brush on top before baking.
How to Make Peach Hand Pies
Step 1: Dump canned pie filling in a shallow bowl and dice peaches using a fork and knife (you want them to be small pieces). Add in cinnamon and mix until blended. Set aside.
Step 2: Unroll pie crusts and cut 6 circles from each crust using a 4-inch biscuit cutter. You may have to re-roll the scraps to get the 6th circle.
Step 3. Using a 1 tbsp cookie scoop, drop peach pie filling into center of each pie crust circle.
Step 4. Brush Edges of pie crust circles with beaten egg yolk. (this helps them seal better) Fold in half and pinch edges completely. Fold pinched edges over and press with the tines of a fork to seal. Poke hand pie with fork once, to prevent bursting.
Beat egg white in a small bowl until frothy. Brush over the tops of each hand pie. Bake on a parchment paper lined baking sheet (1 inch apart) for about 15 minutes, until browned.
Step 5: While pies are baking, whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until smooth.
Step 6. Remove cooked pies from baking sheet and drop (while warm) into glaze, coating it completely. I use two forks to flip it in the glaze and remove carefully. Return to parchment paper and allow to set (about 5 minutes). ENJOY!
Want another delicious variety? Learn how to make lemon curd and create these scrumptious Lemon Hand Pies in minutes!
Hand Pie Tips and Tricks
- I used a 4 inch circle biscuit cutter to get my hand pies perfect. Each pie crust gave me 5, and then I took the scraps and rolled them out to get 1-2 more. This gave me a total of 12-14 hand pies!
- You’ll need to fold the dough in half around the filling and really PINCH those edges tight (use a fingertip dab of egg yolk or water to keep them sticking together).
- I then folded the edges over and twisted a little. But you can fold them over and use fork tongs to pinch again. Before heading into the oven, make sure you prick them on top with a fork, once or twice, so they don’t explode (they still might burst a little, as you can see on mine, but don’t worry about it).
- Once you’ve dipped the hand pies into the glaze, place them back onto the parchment paper and allow to set up. Takes about 10-15 minutes for the glaze to harden. Enjoy these warm or cold!
- Store hand pies in airtight container at room temperature for up at one week. Or freeze for up to 3 months.
Recipe FAQs
Yes. I freeze hand pies all the time. For best results, allow to cool completely. You can freeze with or without the glaze. Place on parchment paper in single layer in a freezer safe container or ziploc freezer bag. Thaw in refrigerator overnight and enjoy.
Sure! If you have a favorite peach pie filling recipe that uses fresh peaches, that sounds like a wonderful alternative.
To prevent this, brush the edges of each circle with egg yolks before pinching closed. Make sure to fold over and poke a fork in each pie before baking as well.
More Classic Dessert Recipes:
- 7 Up Pound Cake
- Pecan Tassies
- Apple Empanada
- Sugar Cream Pie
- Peach Galette
- Mini Pecan Pies
- MORE Pies and Tarts Recipes
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Peach Hand Pies
Ingredients
- 2 boxes refrigerated pie crust 14.1 oz each
- 1 can peach pie filling 21 oz
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 egg separated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Remove pie crusts from package and allow to come to room temperature while you prepare filling.
- Dump pie filling in a shallow bowl and dice peaches using a fork and knife (you want them to be small pieces). Add in cinnamon and mix until blended. Set aside.
- Unroll pie crusts and cut 6 circles from each crust using a 4 inch biscuit cutter. You may have to re-roll the scraps to get the 6th circle.
- Using a metal cookie scoop, drop a Tablespoon of peach pie filling into center of each pie crust circle. Fold in half and pinch edges completely. Brush edges of pie crust circle with egg YOLK (save the egg white for later). Fold pinched edges over and press with the tines of a fork to seal. Poke hand pie with fork once, to prevent bursting.
- Beat egg white in a small bowl until frothy. Brush over the tops of each hand pie. Bake on a parchment paper lined baking sheet (1 inch apart) for about 15 minutes, until browned.
- While pies are baking, whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Remove cooked pies from baking sheet and drop (while warm) into glaze, coating it completely. I use two forks to flip it in the glaze and remove carefully. Return to parchment paper and allow to set (about 5 minutes). ENJOY!
Notes
- I used a 4 inch circle biscuit cutter to get my hand pies perfect. Each pie crust gave me 5, and then I took the scraps and rolled them out to get 1-2 more. This gave me a total of 12-14 hand pies!
- You’ll need to fold the dough in half around the filling and really PINCH those edges tight (use a fingertip dab of egg yolk or water to keep them sticking together).
- I then folded the edges over and twisted a little. But you can fold them over and use fork tongs to pinch again. Before heading into the oven, make sure you prick them on top with a fork, once or twice, so they don’t explode (they still might burst a little, as you can see on mine, but don’t worry about it).
- Once you’ve dipped the hand pies into the glaze, place them back onto the parchment paper and allow to set up. Takes about 10-15 minutes for the glaze to harden. Enjoy these warm or cold!
- Store hand pies in airtight container at room temperature for up at one week. Or freeze for up to 3 months.
- See blog post for more recipe tips and tricks.
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Flaky, easy, baked Peach Hand Pies make a delicious treat anytime of year. Use peach pie filling or make your own with fresh peaches!
I just finished making theses this morning ( went in oven at 3:50 am) in the 100’s in CA right now. Easy to make I had a problem with glaze first pie crumbled so I spooned it over the rest. (May of been to thick, I’ll play with it) thanks for sharing this.
I am going to try these in my air fryer. Any suggestions?
I’ve never used an air fryer! Let me know how it works out!
I could not get recipe for peach hand pies.
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How do you get the complete recipe?
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I can’t find the hand peach pie recipe could you please email it to me thanks
So easy and so pretty!!!! Delicious!! Wondering about fresh peaches and what you would have to do to make them work as well?
You would have to cook them down (in a skillet probably) to soften them first. I would add a little butter, brown sugar and cinnamon, ha, but that’s me 🙂
Can these be frozen?
Could the be frozen?
I suppose you could. But I think you would lose some of the fresh, flaky texture!
Just wanted to let you know that I made these for special friends who are battling cancer. Not only were they easy to make, looked just like the ones you made but will be something that I will continue to make. Thank you for such a great recipe.
Many prayers to your friends! And I’m so glad you enjoyed this easy recipe 🙂
Looks great. Can’t wait to try them.
My mother used dried peaches. Reconstitute with small amount water add butter to taste . It has a sharp taste that is wonderful. She fried hers in an iron skillet with just a small amount of butter. Brown and serve.
Oh I’m sure fried are pretty amazing 🙂
These look delicious! What simple and tasty idea! Thanks for sharing with us!!
I absolutely adore hand pies. Cherry is my favorite, but peach and blueberry come in at a close second!
Cherry is fantastic 🙂
Pie tease !!!
It’s been too long since I’ve made hand pies! Yours look perfect!
These peach pies are so pretty Aimee! I love mini-everything. These are the perfect snack size! Love that glaze too!
SO easy and irresistible! On my list to make this summer 🙂
When I first saw these pies, I thought for sure they were fried – so glad to know they are baked – and are so easy to whip up – though they look like they took hours to make – LOVE that glaze too!
Gorgeous! I love the glaze- it’s like peaches and cream and pie all wrapped together in one mini treat 🙂 Perfect for summer cookouts or block parties!
These look amazing, and they are so perfect for potluck dinners!
I try to get the desserts out of the house as soon as possible. Otherwise, they just look at me and they’re so needy, and then I get needy. Not a good combo. But my kids are always complaining that we have no snacks. Seriously?
These are brilliant. I would love to eat this on a porch outside somewhere, sipping on sweet tea. It’s that kind of a dessert!