Custard Hand Pies
Recipe for copycat McDonald’s Holiday Pies with custard filling
My husband has a dirty little secret…he is obsessed with McDonald’s Holiday Pies. They come out every December-ish and they make him happy. You would think that he is eating the most amazing culinary creation by the look of pure contentment on his face. He is never swayed by their apple or cherry pie offerings throughout the year but the Holiday Pie is where it’s at.
I just don’t get it. I mean I’ve had my fair share of the double arches. But my dirty little McDonald’s secret is iced coffee. That stuff is made of rainbows, and puppy cuddles, and happy thoughts. Except sometimes a new employee or someone really in need of a coffee himself makes it and he forgets to put the rainbow extract in it or something. Then it is just watered down sadness in a cup. Anyway, back to the Holiday Pies.
This past December my husband was in his happy custard place and I sat across from him thinking how easy this would be to create at home. When I saw these adorable heart hand pie presses I picked one up for myself (and one for you too!). I took a whole lot of short cuts in this recipe by using packaged pie dough and Cook and Serve pudding. You can of course adapt the idea to best suit your family.
Oh- And he liked it! He really liked it! 😉
PS: Will someone please contact me if you get ahold of that rainbow extract? Thank you.
Custard Hand Pies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 package of refrigerated pie dough, 2 rounds -or- 1 recipe pastry dough for double crust pie
- 1 large box, 4.6 oz vanilla Cook and Serve pudding, prepared and cooled
- 1 egg, beaten
- Sprinkles, optional
- Sugar, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Prepare pudding according to package directions. Let cool on stovetop for 20 minutes (or longer). Stir in about 1 Tablespoon of sprinkles (optional).
- Using back of pie press, cut 10 heart shapes out of dough.
- Cut a small slit or small shape in 5 of the pieces (use for tops to let steam escape while baking).
- Place dough onto the pie press and fill with approximately 2 Tablespoons of pudding.
- Brush edges of the pie with egg. Cover with a second dough piece and fold in pie press on top to seal and crimp edges.
- Brush hand pie with egg, top with sprinkles and sugar (optional).
- Place on parchment-lined baking sheet and bake at 400F for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
{closed} This giveaway is open to EVERYONE in the whole wide world age 18 and above. One winner will receive a NordicWare Heart Pocket Pie Press and an assorted package of Valentine sprinkles just in time for the day of love. Please use the Rafflecopter entry form below. This small giveaway is just my little gift to you. ♥
This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to Christina!
The winner will be posted here and notified via email and will have 72 hours to claim their prize, if not claimed within 72 hours, an alternate winner will be drawn at random. Subject to all federal, state and local laws. Void where prohibited by law. In Katrina’s Kitchen is not held liable for a third party privacy rules. Winner(s) are responsible for all taxes and/or fees or additional costs that many be incurred. (I hate to even have to say this, but) all entries are moderated and traceable by IP address. Please do not try to enter under multiple email addresses. I was not compensated in any way for this giveaway and as always opinions expressed are 100% my own. Good luck!
8 Comments on “Custard Hand Pies”
I LOVE these. I also experimented with different flavors of pudding. Pistachio is my favorite.
Thanks for the recipe, can’t wait to try it. Rainbow extract = sugar 😉
These are so great thank you for the idea. Love your recipes
Can I use instant pudding?
I haven’t tried it with instant pudding. I imagine it would work, but the texture just may be a little different than mine. I’d love to know if you try it out!
Where can I get a pie press from
I got this pie press from Target.
Love the idea too cute!