Boo Berry Hand Pies
A spooky fun treat perfect for Halloween, these Boo Berry Hand Pies are made with a delicious homemade blueberry filling and puff pastry. So simple to make, great for baking with kids.
Servings 14 hand pies
Equipment
- ghost cookie cutter
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- ⅓ cup cane sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon corn strach + 1 tablespoon room temperature water
- 2 sheets vegan puff pastry
- 1-2 tbsp non dairy milk
- course sugar, optional
- vegan ice cream for serving, optional
Instructions
Blueberry filling:
- Combine blueberries, sugar, juice, zest and salt in a medium sauce pan. Cook over medium until berries release juices, Stir in cornstarch mixture. Bring to a boil until thickened, stir often. The jam should coat the back of a spoon. Remove from heat and cool completely.2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, ⅓ cup cane sugar, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice , 1 teaspoon lemon zest, pinch of salt, 1 tablespoon corn strach + 1 tablespoon room temperature water
Assembly:
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper or baking mat. Set aside. Be sure baking sheets fit in your refrigerator.
- Lightly flour work surface and roll out pastry. Use cookie cutter to cut out ghosts. Use the small end of chopstick to poke holes for eyes and a straw to cut out a mouth on half of the ghosts. These holes will also allow steam to escape so pastry puffs.2 sheets vegan puff pastry
- Transfer the ghosts without cut outs to a baking sheet leaving about 2 inches around all sides. Spoon a 1-2 teaspoon of filing on to center of ghosts. Brush a little non dairy milk around the edges and place the ghosts with faces over the bottoms and line up.1-2 tablespoon non dairy milk
- Use a fork to crimp edges to seal. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Brush tops of ghosts with additional non dairy milk and sprinkle with course sugar if using.course sugar, optional
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, rotating pans halfway, until browned and flaky. Remove from oven and cool before serving.
- Serve with vegan ice cream if desired.vegan ice cream for serving, optional
