Sweet Potato Hand Pies

5 from 1 vote

These sweet potato hand pies are the perfect size for little hands! The filling comes together in one bowl and is sweetened with maple syrup for the cutest little hand-held treats!

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: hand pies

Author: Lily Payen

Ingredients

Hand Pies

1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
1 egg
¼ cup maple syrup
1 tbsp butter, softened
½ tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
2 rolls prepared pie crusts

Cinnamon Sugar Coating

2 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (204 degrees C).
Add the mashed sweet potato, egg, butter, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a small bowl and mix until it is well combined.
Unroll the pie crusts on a floured surface. Use a 3.5-inch cookie cutter (or any small circular object) to cut out small circles from the dough (Image 3). Combine the scraps and re-roll them out to be able to get more circles from the dough. Repeat this process until you have 20 cut out circles. Place 10 of the circles down on a parchment paper lined baking pan.
Add about 2 tablespoons of the sweet potato filling in the center of each of the dough circles
Top each filled circle with an additional dough circle lightly pressing down on the edges
Use a fork (or sandwich sealer) to seal the edges of the pies.
Use a knife to cut a small T-shaped slit on top of each pie. For a shinier crust, gently brush an egg wash/milk on top of the dough. Sprinkle a generous amount of cinnamon sugar on top of all of the pies.
Bake the pies for 20 minutes, or until the crust slightly browns. Let the pies cool completely before serving

Notes

I like to use a sandwich sealer to cut out circles and seal these pies, but you can use any circular object you have on hand! A cup or cookie cutter works just as well and you can use a fork to seal the edges of the pie closed.

You may adjust the amount of maple syrup if you prefer less or more sweetness in the pies.

You can make your own cinnamon sugar with ground cinnamon and sugar, but you can also use a store-bought blend if you prefer!

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