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Mini Strawberry Pies

May 17, 2016 by Quinn Caudill 45 Comments

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These Mini Strawberry Pies are a must make for Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day or summer cookout.

These Mini Strawberry Pies are a must make for Memorial Day, Father's Day or summer cookout.

 I love making fresh strawberry desserts especially this time of year. Last week I posted Strawberry Sugar Muffins which is a twist on the traditional strawberry shortcake. The bonus was that it used the crock pot to make the strawberry sauce. My Mini Strawberry Pies uses a technique I learned from Ann Burrell, Food Network when I made my Bacon Mushroom Mini Pies.

These Mini Strawberry Pies are a must make for Memorial Day, Father's Day or summer cookout.

The technique she used to make the puff pastry pie shells was very inventive. So I thought, why not use this technique to make these cute baby pies. It worked great. This recipe takes some time but is very easy. It can also be made a day ahead. Just top with whipped cream when ready to serve.

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Method: Thaw puff pastry and cut out 16 rounds. Place rounds in muffin tins and top with a second muffin tin. Bake for 16-18 minutes and cool completely.

 These Mini Strawberry Pies are a must make for Memorial Day, Father's Day or summer cookout.

Make your glaze and use part of the glaze to make the creamy filling. Add filling to mini pie crusts. Top with strawberry glaze and chill for about 4 hours. When ready to serve top with homemade whip cream.


These Mini Strawberry Pies are a must make for Memorial Day, Father's Day or summer cookout.

My kids, wife and favorite taste-tester Amber, loved them. These mini strawberry pies are a must make for Memorial Day, Father’s Day or a summer cookout.

These Mini Strawberry Pies are a must make for Memorial Day, Father's Day or summer cookout.

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These Mini Strawberry Pies are a must make for Memorial Day, Father's Day or summer cookout.
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Mini Strawberry Pie Recipe
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
These Mini Strawberry Pies are a must make for Memorial Day, Father's Day or summer cookout.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dessert for a cookout, Desserts, desserts made with strawberries, mini pies, strawberry dessert, strawberry pie
Servings: 2 mini pies
Calories: 400 kcal
Author: Quinn Caudill
Ingredients
  • 1 package Pepperidge Farm® puff pastry, 2 sheets
Glaze:
  • 3 (16 oz) containers fresh strawberries, divided
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 1/2 tbsp. cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp. Rodelle Vanilla
Filling:
  • 2 oz Philadelphia 1/3 less fat cream cheese
  • 2 oz plain non-fat Greek yogurt
  • Cool whip or fresh whipped cream
Instructions
  1. Thaw puff pastry according to package directions.
  2. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  3. Unfold one pastry sheet on large cutting board or clean counter top. Press together any seams or broken areas. (TIP: Keep the second sheet in the fridge until ready to use).

  4. Lightly grease a regular size muffin tin.
  5. Cut dough into eight circles using a 3 1/3 inch round cookie cutter.
  6. You should get six out of the first cut.
  7. Piece together remaining dough and press together. Cut remaining two rounds.
  8. Press rounds into muffin tin.
  9. Lightly grease the bottom of a second muffin pan.
  10. Place second muffin tin on top of pastry rounds to secure and form pie crusts. (Tip: You might need to weigh down the top muffin tin to keep the pastry from rising too much and retain the pie shell shape. I used ramekins).

  11. Repeat with remaining puff pastry sheet.
  12. Bake for 16-18 minutes until golden browned and cooked through.
  13. Remove from oven and cool completely.
  14. While pie crusts cooks and cools, make the glaze.
Glaze:
  1. Clean and hull strawberries.
  2. Cut into small slices.
  3. Remove 2/3 cup strawberries and mash for the glaze.

  4. In a medium saucepan, stir together sugar and cornstarch.
  5. Slowly whisk in 1/2 cup water, vanilla and mashed strawberries.
  6. Bring to boil, over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
  7. If you have trouble blending the mixture use an immersion blender as mixture comes to boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
Filling:
  1. In a medium bowl add cream cheese, yogurt, and 3 tablespoons of glaze mixture.
  2. Beat with hand mixer until smooth.
  3. Combine remaining glaze and strawberries.
Now Put It All Together:
  1. Fill each mini pie crust with 1 teaspoon of filling.
  2. Top with 1 1/2 tablespoon of strawberry glaze.
  3. Chill mini strawberry pies in refrigerator 2-4 hours until set.
Recipe Notes

-Can be made a day ahead.
-When ready to serve top with whipped cream or cool whip.
-The Puff Pastry is still very flaky even though it is compressed. This is what makes this recipe special.
-Could also be made with ready-made pie crust.

-Recipe adapted from:
-Filling: Strawberry Shortbread Pie Driscolls.com
-Pie Crust: Anne Burrell Mini Bacon Mushroom Pies Foodnetwork.com

-First published by Quinn Caudill for dadwhats4dinner.com © May 2016 Revised © June 2018

These Mini Strawberry Pies are a must make for Memorial Day, Father's Day or summer cookout.

Check out some of my other wonderful berry recipes:

Strawberry Sugar Muffins

Strawberry Sugar Muffins is the ultimate breakfast or dessert. The sauce is made with fresh strawberries and served over sweet sugar cookie muffin.

Mini Blueberry Mascarpone Muffins

Mini Blueberry Mascarpone Muffins

Raspberry Swirl Pound Cake

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Filed Under: crock pot, Crockpot, Dessert, Easy, Food Holidays, Kid Friendly, recipe, Slow Cooker Tagged With: #FiestaFriday, Cream Cheese, Dessert, driscolls, Easy, Kraft, Kroger, Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry, Photo, Rodelle Vanilla Extract, Strawberry

About Quinn Caudill

"Quinn is the author, photographer and recipe designer over at DadWhats4Dinner. He enjoys cooking for family and friends and being creative in the kitchen. He makes ordinary everyday food extraordinary. He lives just north of Cincinnati with his wife of 24 years, three kids and three cats. His kids have well-developed palates and his youngest daughter is now working with him on the blog creating recipes for her own page "Cooking with Ella". Follow him on: Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter or Instagram."

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Comments

  1. Jhuls says

    May 15, 2015 at 8:13 am

    Minis are great fo parties!! You are amazing for bringing these. 😀 Happy FF! 🙂

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      May 15, 2015 at 8:49 am

      I call them mini’s but they are more like single serve desserts. But the word “mini” makes you feel better when you eat 2 or 3 :))) Happy FF!

      Reply
  2. eclecticoddsnsods says

    May 15, 2015 at 10:36 am

    these look simply wonderful and congrats to your son passing his test, now you won’t have to taxi him around any more that surely is cause for some bubbly and strawberries. Thank you for joining in FF #68 Justine xx

    Reply
  3. Bernice says

    May 16, 2015 at 12:09 pm

    I love mini desserts – fun to make, present, and eat!!

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      May 16, 2015 at 7:08 pm

      Thanks Bernice. These went fast at my house. Very easy. My kids liked the cream cheese yogurt filling. Light but just enough tang to the dessert.

      Reply
  4. GFLife247 says

    May 16, 2015 at 6:46 pm

    I just love strawberry recipes at this time of year. These look delicious as well. Congrats to your son! I’m sure you’ve done a good job instilling a message of safety in him. Have a fabulous weekend, and happy FF! 🙂

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      May 16, 2015 at 7:05 pm

      Thanks. Hardly seen him since he got it. The mini pies are very tasty. Have a great weekend and Happy FF!

      Reply
  5. eatmunchlove says

    May 17, 2015 at 2:51 pm

    These look perfect for welcoming spring and berry season! They look so darling and ooo I wish I were that good with pastry! Thanks for bringing them over to FF! 😛

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      May 18, 2015 at 3:01 pm

      Using frozen pastry sheets makes it easy. Just try to keep them from drying out. Much easier than using fillo dough. A good substitute would be to use Athens brand pre-made mini fillo shells, in the freezer section. I have used these for quick appetizers and they work great. Thanks for stopping by and Happy FF! :))

      https://www.athensfoods.com/product/mini-fillo-shells/

      Reply
  6. indusinternationalkitchen says

    May 17, 2015 at 10:44 pm

    These look so yummy. Puff pastry sheets do come in handy and love the idea of these mini fruit pies! Lovely! 🙂

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      May 18, 2015 at 2:55 pm

      Thanks. I usually try to make my own pastry but there is nothing wrong with convenience. The are very tasty! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
      • indusinternationalkitchen says

        May 19, 2015 at 9:55 pm

        I need to learn how to make pastry from u! 🙂

        Reply
        • Quinn Caudill says

          May 20, 2015 at 12:35 pm

          Don’t know about that but thanks!! :)))

          Reply
  7. recipestory12 says

    May 19, 2015 at 2:08 pm

    These mini pies look perfect and delicious! i will try them soon.
    Picmonkey.com is my favorite website to edit my pictures 😀

    Great job! God Bless your family & happy baking!

    Sam 🙂

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      May 19, 2015 at 2:11 pm

      Thanks for stopping by and for the kind words.
      Do you know of a good tutorial for picmonkey? I having trouble figuring how to place a background behind my text. Have a great day! Quinn :))

      Reply
      • Katie Waltemeyer says

        May 22, 2015 at 11:51 pm

        Here’s what I found when I searched “PicMonkey Tutorials” on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?rs=ac&len=2&q=picmonkey+tutorial&term_meta%5B%5D=picmonkey%7Cautocomplete%7C0&term_meta%5B%5D=tutorial%7Cautocomplete%7C0

        Hope that helps!

        Reply
        • Quinn Caudill says

          May 23, 2015 at 12:10 pm

          Thanks for the info Katie. Have a great weekend. :))

          Reply
  8. Katie Waltemeyer says

    May 22, 2015 at 11:47 pm

    These look amazing! Thanks so much for sharing this yummy recipe!

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      May 23, 2015 at 12:10 pm

      Thanks Katie. They are simple and tasty. Do you mind if I ask which site you so my post?

      Reply
  9. Cindy Jamieson (@HunWFD) says

    May 24, 2015 at 9:14 pm

    Congrats to your son on his accomplishment! These pies are so simple and cute. I am featuring you this week at Simple Supper Tuesday. We hope you can join us again, starting Monday night at 8pm EST.

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      May 24, 2015 at 9:35 pm

      Wow I am honored. I will be happy to join you at Simple Supper Tuesday. Thank you for the congrats about my son. I will pass it along if I ever see him again. Driving all the time.:))) Have a great weekend.

      Reply
  10. Sherry says

    May 30, 2015 at 10:30 am

    Anything with strawberries is a must have. Thanks for linking up and sharing your recipe with us at Funtastic Friday. Hope you join us again this week.

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      May 30, 2015 at 1:03 pm

      Hi Sherri. These are the best little pies and simple too. I will definitely be back to Funtastic Friday. Have a great weekend. :)))

      Reply
  11. sizzlesue15 says

    June 8, 2015 at 8:28 pm

    The strawberry tarts look so tempting! Good luck now that your son has his licence! Thanks for sharing with us at #anythinggoes linkup

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      June 8, 2015 at 11:22 pm

      Thanks Sue. He is doing good but now we never see him. These pies are simple and wonderful. :))

      Reply
  12. Sandy Sandmeyer says

    June 12, 2015 at 8:47 pm

    Those strawberry pies look wonderful and your wife was completely correct that eating two could help ease the first day of your son driving to school alone. You are a very smart man to recognize this. Thanks for sharing your post at the #AnythingGoes Link Party.

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      June 12, 2015 at 9:34 pm

      I cook, I shut my mouth, she keeps me around, :))) Thanks for hosting.

      Reply
  13. Loretta says

    May 20, 2016 at 9:54 am

    Anything with the word “mini” in it has got to taste and look good, and these gorgeous mini strawberry pies definitely pulled me in. I know I will be able to eat more than one without the guilt. Thank you for bringing this to the Fiesta, they won’t last long I know. Great idea for an outdoor picnic and the long weekend holidays that will be coming up. 🙂

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      May 23, 2016 at 7:26 am

      Thanks Loretta. They are really good and GUILT FREE :)) Have a great week and Happy FF!

      Reply
  14. Suchitra says

    May 20, 2016 at 4:25 pm

    These mini-strawberry pies looks absolutely delciious! Love the idea of using pastry puff sheets! Saving the recipe to try! Have a great weekend!

    Reply
  15. Pamela Shank says

    May 21, 2016 at 2:22 pm

    Beautiful mini pies. I am actually working in strawberries today! I will be making these soon, we have a cookout next week and these would be a big hit.

    Reply
  16. Nadia says

    May 22, 2016 at 5:09 am

    Congrats to your son. Now, you will never see him again. Although with these nice treats, he will be coming home to eat:)

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      May 23, 2016 at 7:23 am

      We hope. Have a great week Nadia.

      Reply
  17. Laurie says

    May 22, 2016 at 2:36 pm

    Quinn, I think these would make a perfect summer holiday treat! Thanks for sharing your recipe with us at Snickerdoodle Sunday! Pinned and tweeted to share 🙂 Have a great week!

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      May 23, 2016 at 7:23 am

      Thanks Laurie. Have a great too!

      Reply
  18. Julie is Hostess At Heart says

    May 23, 2016 at 10:30 pm

    Beautiful mini pies Quinn! They are so pretty, and I just love the strawberries right now!

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      May 23, 2016 at 11:04 pm

      Thanks Julie. I will g-hangout with tomorrow. It’s been a few weeks.

      Reply
  19. apoconant says

    May 30, 2016 at 6:47 pm

    These are so cute! I will be for sure making them for every cookout this year!

    Stop on by my link party and share this with everyone : )

    http://www.twentysomethinginthe2010s.com/peace-love-linkup-009/

    Hope to see you there!

    Reply
  20. Lacie Ring says

    June 2, 2016 at 10:46 am

    Hey to my favorite dad blogger! Quinn, you’ve outdone yourself again! My family loves strawberries and this recipe looks light on the calories! Thank you for linking up at Funtastic Friday! Pinning!

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      June 2, 2016 at 10:54 am

      Thanks Lacie. Not sure how light they are but they are darn good. Have a great weekend!

      Reply
  21. Winnie says

    June 10, 2016 at 7:10 am

    These little pies look WONDERFUL !!!
    Perfect desserts for any occasion

    Reply

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