Cutie Pies & Cutie Pie Pops

Tonight, I'm going to post a recipe that takes me back to grade school. While I wasn't busy getting in trouble for flushing someones New Kids On The Block trading card down the toilet or getting the comment 'Too Talkative' on my report cards....I was enjoying school lunches. My mom never had to worry about packing my lunch because I always loved school lunches!
One of my favorite desserts were the cutie pies. I think most of the time they were cherry, and they always tasted so good. While I don't have an exact place to credit for this recipe, I have seen numerous ones around the Internet, and its pretty easy to figure out without one.  Enjoy, and may it take you back to the days of grade school :)


INGREDIENTS:

2 Pillsbury pie crusts  (1 box)
1 can of apple pie filling
1 can of cherry pie filling

1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips

1/2 cup of flour

2 Tablespoons of butter

cinnamon

sprinkles

Cookie cutter of any shape (round, heart, star, etc.)
Sprinkles
Sucker sticks (found in any baking section of craft stores, Wal-Mart or Target

Roll out your pie crusts on a sprinkling of flour, dust with some additional flour and use a rolling pin to thin it out.

Use your cookie cutter to cut out shapes for the pies. Gather up extra dough and roll out again to cut additional crusts.

Since the pie filling is typically too chunky for the small pies, its easiest to mix them with a hand or stand mixer. This will break it down so that it fits into the cuties pies better.





Lay out all of your crusts and start to spoon in the pie filling.  If you're making 'pops' out of these, make sure to place your stick in the crusts along with the filling. Here, I have added in dark chocolate chips with my cherry, but you are welcome to combine any flavors that sound good to you.



Place the other side of your pie on top and pinch together using a fork. With the 'pops' its important to pinch well around the stick to ensure they're sturdy when done baking.

Brush on melted butter and toppings of your choice.  For the apple pies, I have added cinnamon to the top and for the cherry pies, I have added sugar sprinkles. As you can see from mine, if the pie filling comes out, no big deal.  This will help you remember what flavor they are ;)  Something I will never promise is that baking is clean!

Use a thin spatula to bring pies off your contertop or cutting board. Place on a cookie sheet and preheat oven to 350 degrees

Bake until the crusts get golden brown, around 10-15 minutes. As with most things I bake, I highly recommend trying one shortly after they're pulled from the oven.  Allow pies to cool and serve.

 These are great for parties and wrapping up in bags with a little ribbon. I hope you enjoy and have fun exploring other flavors!