Make these darling homemade Heart Hand Pies for your family this Valentine’s Day! This is an easy to make treat that the entire family will love!

Looking for a little sweet treat for Valentine’s Day? We made this Strawberry Heart Hand Pie Recipe and they turned out so tasty and so cute as well. These hand pies are fun to make. I loved making the strawberry filling from scratch. It was so easy and wasn’t overly sweet. It is  the perfect pie filling in my opinion. 

And if you’re looking for another sweet Valentine’s treat, you must try our Baked Vanilla Donut recipe. They’re covered in pink glaze and sprinkles!

Ingredients

Strawberry Filling

• 2 C. Fresh Strawberries
• 1 ½ t. Corn Starch
• 2 t. Lemon Juice
• 2 Tbsp. Maple Syrup

• Refrigerated pie crust
• 1 egg
• 1 t. Milk
• Raw Sugar (turbinado)

1. Slice strawberries into small pieces and put in a saucepan. Add corn starch, maple syrup and lemon juice.
2. Cook mixture over medium heat for about 8-10 minutes, until it thickens and the strawberries soften. Chill strawberry filling in fridge until cool.
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll out your dough, either homemade or store bought refrigerated dough on a lightly floured surface.
4. Using a heart cookie cutter, cut out an even number of hearts.
5. Drop a tablespoon of the filling in the middle of half of the hearts. Brush your egg wash on the outer edge of those hearts.
6. Make the remaining hearts a bit bigger using a rolling pin. Place those hearts on the top of all the hearts with filling.
7. Using a fork, crimp the edges closed. Using a knife, cut a few vents into the dough and then brush the egg wash on the top of the hand pies and sprinkle with sugar. You can even sprinkle colored sugar on top instead!
8. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown. Makes around 1 dozen heart hand pies.

This full recipe was originally posted on the Oriental Trading’s blog.