Guys. Stop what you are doing. You are going to want to reschedule your day to make the most delicious blueberry mini pies you have ever had in your life!
Did you ever eat one of those super yummy Hostess blueberry pies as a child or an adult? They are really good, right? I mean I’m not saying they are healthy by any means…but, you know. We like what we like! Well, these
How to Make Blueberry Mini Pies the Easy Way
Truly, these mini blueberry pies are not only super easy, but they are super delicious! I’m going to show you how to make homemade blueberry filling for pies that you will cook in the air fryer! Don’t have an air fryer? An oven will do you just fine! And what’s great is you will use Pillsbury pie dough to make these heavenly blueberry fried pies.
In the recipe card below, you will see options for making blueberry mini pies in the air fryer and in the oven. Obviously, it’s not truly a fried blueberry pie if it is baked in the oven. But they are still blueberry hand pies, regardless. Previously, I did a taste test experiment for this recipe. Meaning, I made one batch in the air fryer and one batch in the oven. These blueberry mini pies were better in the air fryer, in my opinion. They had more of a taste of a true fried blueberry pie. However, the oven baked “fried pies” were pretty darn good, too.
In the recipe card, the cook time seems like a lot (48 minutes). But that includes making the homemade blueberry pie filling and then cooking the pies in three different batches in the air fryer.
Use Homemade Blueberry Filling for Pies or Use Canned Blueberry Filling for Blueberry Fried Pies
If you have the time and ability to use fresh blueberries to make a homemade blueberry filling for your pies, I highly recommend it! It is really not difficult at all to make your own homemade blueberry pie filling.
However, time is a beast sometimes and canned pie fillings exist for a reason. If you need a shortcut, Libby blueberry pie filling might be your best friend!
Easy Dough for Fried Pies
Dough for fried pies in the air fryer is as easy as buying a package of Pillsbury pie dough. I use the refrigerated box with two roll-out pie crusts. Be sure to follow the directions of allowing the pie crusts to come to room temperature for about 15 minutes. If you attempt to work with the dough while it is still cold, it might be too brittle for handling.
We use an old cup to cut out our dough circles.
Blueberry Mini Pies in the Air Fryer
Equipment
- air fryer
Ingredients
Blueberry Pie Filling
- 2 tbsp Cornstarch
- ½ cup White sugar (granulated)
- 2 cups Blueberries, Fresh or Frozen If frozen, thaw and drain a bit before use.
- ½ cup Water
- 1 tsp Lemon juice Optional
- 1 tsp Cinnamon Optional
Pie Dough
- 2 Pillsbury Pie Crusts thawed and at room temperature
- 1 container Cooking spray
Vanilla Glaze
- 2 cups Confectioner's sugar
- 3 tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla
Instructions
Homemade Blueberry Filling
- In heavy saucepan, whisk cornstarch and sugar.
- Add remaining ingredients and cook over medium heat.
- Stir frequently, smashing blueberries a bit as you stir.
- Once mixture is obviously thick (after 10-12 minutes or so), remove from heat and allow mixture to cool while you prepare the dough.
Pie Dough
- Allow two refrigerated or frozen store-bought pie crusts to come to room temperature as instructed on package.
- Once dough is at room temperature, roll out on clean surface.
- Using a four-inch round cookie cutter (or drinking cup), cut circles out of dough. (My two pie crusts usually yield 12 four-inch circles.)
Filling Blueberry Mini Pies
- Using a small to medium sized cookie scoop, scoop one leveled scoop into the center of one circle of dough. (This is something you will have to judge for yourself depending on the size of cookie cutter/cup you used and the size of scoop you have.)
- Carefully fold over the top half of the dough circle to form a perfect half-moon shaped pie.
- With a fork, crimp the edges. (If filling starts to ooze out, you have too much filling. Remove some filling and proceed from there. Going forward, put a bit less filling in the other pies.)
- Continue to fill, fold over dough, and crimp the rest of the pies.
If Using an Air Fryer
- Spray both sides of dough lightly with a cooking oil spray such as Pam.
- Carefully, place four pies into the basket of your air fryer. (Depending on the size of your air fryer, you might be able to squeeze in fewer or more.) Do not allow the pies to touch or overlap.
- Cook in the air fryer for 6 minutes at 375°.
- Flip and cook for 6 minutes longer or until pies are nicely browned.
- Repeat with remaining pies.
If Using an Oven
- Spray two large cooking sheets with a spray oil such as Pam.
- Place 6 pies in each pan, ensuring pies to not touch.
- Bake each pan in 375° preheated oven for 6 minutes.
- Flip pies and cook for 6 minutes longer or until pies are nicely browned.
Glazing Mini Blueberry Pies
- In a mixing bowl, mix 2 cups powdered sugar with 3 tablespoons milk and the teaspoon of vanilla.
- Mix until glaze is thin enough to pour easily but not too runny. Add additional sugar to thicken mixture or additional milk to thin mixture as needed.
- With a spoon, drizzle glaze in an even pattern over each cooled pie.
- Allow glaze to set (about 15 minutes) before serving.
- Store leftover pies in an air-tight container. (I recommend storing them in the refrigerator for added freshness.)
Notes
Nutrition
I hope you love these air fryer fried pies as much as we do! Be sure to check out some of our other favorite treats: cinnamon oatmeal cookies, no bake coconut pecan praline cookies, and white chocolate potato chip treats.
Al
These are so amazing!!! And easy too. Perfect little desserts. It’s hard to eat just one.
The Gifted Gabber
Yes, they are! Thanks for sharing, Al!