This Heart-Shaped Pie recipe is simple yet delicious, perfect for a delightful dessert. The pies are brimming with a filling of jam and chocolate and are finished with sweet icing. And for a little extra fun, top them with some colorful, festive sprinkles. They're just perfect for Valentine's Day.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Chocolate desserts, hand pies, heart shaped pie, valentine day dessert, valentines
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 14 minutesminutes
Total Time 29 minutesminutes
Servings 4pies
Calories 120kcal
Author Janine Waite
Equipment
3-inch heart shaped cookie cutter
Pastry Bag
Parchment Paper
baking tray
Ingredients
Hand Pies
1rollpie crustbuy store bought pie crust
raspberry jam
Nutella Chocolate Spread
Icing
1cuppowdered sugar
1-2tbspmilkadjust milk to desired consistency
1dropred food dye
Sprinkles
Instructions
Preheat your oven to the 350°
Heart Pies
Remove the pre-made pie crust from the refrigerator and unwrap it from the box and plastic wrap. Let it sit until it reaches room temperature, making it more pliable and less likely to crack when unrolled. This process takes about 14 minutes.
Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out heart shapes from the rolled-out pie crust.
I easily cut out 8 hearts from the pre-made pie crust. If you want to cut out more, take the remaining dough and roll it out for extra hearts.
Place a small amount of raspberry jam and a dollop of chocolate Nutella in the center of one of the heart shapes. Be careful not to overfill so you avoid leakage of the filling. You’ll add filling to half the cutout hearts.
Place the remaining heart-shaped pie crusts on top of the filled ones, pressing the edges to seal.
Use a fork to crimp the edges, ensuring they are well sealed.
Place the pies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for about 14 minutes until golden brown.
Prepare Icing
While the pies are baking, mix powdered sugar, milk, and red food dye to create your icing. You can place it in a pastry bag or use a spoon to top the hand pie.
Ice Pies
Once the pies are cool, drizzle them with icing and add sprinkles for a festive touch, then they’re ready to serve!
If you plan to ice with a pastry bag, transfer icing to the bag and trim the end with a small opening. Outline the heart with icing and then fill in the shape, covering all the blank spots. While the icing is soft, place sprinkles on it.