McDonald's Pumpkin Crème Hand Pies
Get into the fall spirit with a homemade version of McDonald's Pumpkin Creme Hand Pies. Enjoy a flaky crust filled with sweetened cream cheese and pumpkin spice filling.
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Piping Bags
Ingredients
- 15 ounce 1 can pumpkin puree
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp pumpkin spice seasoning
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 2 packages of pie crust
- 1 Egg wash (1 egg + 2 teaspoons water)
- Sugar for topping
Instructions
Assembly and Preparation
- reheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a bowl, combine the pumpkin puree, vanilla, pumpkin spice seasoning, and white sugar. Whisk until well combined. Set aside.
- In another bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and beat again until fully incorporated.
Pie Crust Preparation:
- Unroll the first of the two packages of pie crust and place it on a parchment-covered baking sheet. Trim any excess that doesn't fit within the sheet horizontally, and place those trimmed edges on the left and right sides, molding them together to create a rectangle close to the size of the pan.
- Place the pumpkin mixture in one piping bag and the cream cheese mixture in another. Snip the ends of both.
- Pipe a log of the pumpkin mixture about 3 inches long and a log of the cream cheese mixture adjacent to it, of the same size. Repeat this process eight times to create eight hand pies, leaving about 3 inches of width between each set of mixtures. You will create two rows of four.
- Place the second pie crust on top of the piped mixtures and, once again, cut any excess and replace it on the left and right sides of the pastry.
Shaping and Cutting:
- Use your fingers to press down the dough in the spaces between the pie filling. This will help you clearly see where to cut.
- After pressing the dough, use a pizza cutter to cut out the eight hand pies. Cut once horizontally and three times vertically. Trim any excess from the tops and bottoms to create uniform pies.
- Remove the excess dough and rearrange the pies on the baking sheet, ensuring they are at least an inch apart from each other.
Finishing Touches:
- Use a paring knife to make two slits in each hand pie. Then use a fork to seal the edges of each pie.
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg with two tablespoons of water. Brush this mixture over each hand pie.
- Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until the pies are golden brown.
- emove from the oven and let them cool for a few minutes. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 326kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 5gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 654mgPotassium: 192mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 8687IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 2mg
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