Grilled Cherry Hand Pies
These little pockets of cherry grill up quickly in 15 minutes are a great picnic treat that can easily be made ahead of time. Enjoy this recipe year-round with the use of cherry pie filling. The cherry wood has a mild and fruity flavor and will add just the right amount of smoke flavor to this dish. When shopping for the pie crusts you are looking for a 14 ounce box of refrigerated pie crusts, not the kind already in the pie tin.
Ingredients
- 1 package premade refrigerated pie crust (contains 2 pie crusts)
- 1 can 21 ounces cherry pie filling
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup whole milk
- 1 egg white beaten
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to medium-high (or 425°F) in a direct-heat configuration. Add a handful of cherry wood to your grill, if using.
- Unroll the pie crusts and use a 4-inch biscuit cutter to cut 6 circles from each crust. You may need to re-roll the scraps to get the 6ᵗʰ circle. (You’ll end up with a total of 12 circles.)
- Drop a tablespoon of the cherry pie filling into the center of each pie crust circle. Fold the pie crust circle in half and pinch the edges completely closed. Press the edges with the tines of a fork to seal. Poke the hand pie once through the top crust only with the tip of the tines; the small holes will prevent it from bursting.
- Place the hand pies on the parchment paper-lined baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Brush the tops of the hand pies with the beaten egg white.
- Place the baking tray on the grill and cook the hand pies with the gill lid closed for 15 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown.
- While the hand pies are cooking, the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and milk into a medium bowl and whisk them until smooth. Remove the hand pies from the grill, then carefully drop one hand pie into the icing mixture. Use two forks to remove it from the icing and return it to the parchment.
- Repeat with the other pies. Allow the icing to set for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
These Grilled Cherry Hand Pies are a testament to the joy and versatility of barbecue, blending the sweetness of cherries with the smoky whispers of cherry wood, creating a dessert that's as delightful to make as it is to devour. This recipe, extracted from my cookbook, "Easy BBQ: Simple, Flavorful Recipes for Home Grilling," is just a glimpse of how simple ingredients, when combined with the love of grilling, can create dishes that bring people together, celebrating the magic of BBQ.
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