Everyone loves dessert and these air fryer strawberry cream cheese pies are the perfect dessert for my large family. We enjoy these for family game night or an on-the-go snack. They are delicious portable food for breakfast or dessert.
Air Fryer Hand Pies
These air fryer hand pies are not only easy to make but they are delicious. They cook so fast in the air fryer that you can make several batches for a party or holiday. You can personalize whatever fruit you prefer to use and it does include real fruit in the recipe so you can use whatever you have on hand.
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If you are looking for an after-school snack these are a hit with the kids.
Ingredients needed
- Premade refrigerated pie crust
- Chopped strawberries
- White sugar
- Cornstarch
- Cream cheese-softened
- Powdered sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Egg white
How to make Strawberry Cream Cheese Hand Pies
- Preheat the Air Fryer to 380 degrees. Then prepare the Air Fryer basket with nonstick spray or parchment paper.
- Add the cream cheese to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on medium-high speed until smooth. About 3 minutes.
- Turn the speed down to low and mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl combine the chopped strawberries, granulated sugar, and cornstarch. Mix until the berries are covered well.
- Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and using a spatula, mix the strawberry mixture and cream cheese mixture until well combined.
- Roll out the premade pie crusts and using a large cookie cutter or hand pie mold, cut the circle for the hand pies.
- Scoop 2 tbsp of the strawberry cream cheese mixture onto the center of each pie circle. Fold the pie crusts in half until the edges meet.
- Lightly beat the egg white and then using your finger or a pastry brush, seal the edges by brushing the inside with the egg white. Crimp the edges with a fork or with a hand pie mold if you have one.
- Lightly brush the tops of the hand pies with the remaining egg white mixture.
- Place the hand pies into the preheated and prepared Air Fryer basket and cook for 6 minutes, flipping them after 3 minutes.
- Allow the pies to cool for 1-2 minutes before serving.
FAQs
It will depend on your air fryer but I cook them at 380 degrees.
Usually about 6 minutes, this will also depend on your air fryer.
Up to 3 days in the refrigerator, be sure and store them in an airtight container.
Some hand pies can be frozen but I do not recommend freezing these due to the cream cheese.
Yes! Using parchment paper in the air fryer makes cleanup even easier. Be sure to only place the paper in the bottom of the cooking basket but leave a few holes exposed for airflow. Put your food on the parchment paper to weigh it down.
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- Air Fryer OREO Cheesecake
- Air Fryer Cheesecake
- Air Fryer Sugar Cookies
- Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls
Air Fryer Strawberry Cream Cheese Hand Pies
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1 refrigerated pie crust
- 1 cup strawberries chopped
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 8 oz cream cheese
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla flavoring
- 1 egg white
Instructions
- Preheat the Air Fryer to 380 degrees. Prepare the Air Fryer basket with non stick spray or parchment paper.
- Add the cream cheese to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on a medium high speed until smooth, about 3 minutes.
- Turn the speed down to low and mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl combine the chopped strawberries, granulated sugar, and cornstarch, Mix until the berries are covered well.
- Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and using a spatula, mix the strawberry and cream cheese mixture until well combined.
- Roll out the premade pie crusts and using a large cookie cutter or hand pie mold, cut the circle for the hand pies.
- Scoop2 tbsp of the strawberry cream cheese mixture into the center of each pie circle.
- Fold the pie crusts in half until the edges meet.
- Lightly beat the egg white and then using your finger or a pastry brush, seal the edges by brushing the inside with egg whites. Crimp the edges with a fork or with a hand pie mold if you have one.
- Lightly crush the tops of the hand pies with the remaining egg white mixture.
- Place the hand pies into the preheated and prepared Air Fryer basket and cook for 6 minutes, flipping them after 3 minutes.
- Allow the pies to cool for 1-2 minutes before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
*Nutritional information is a calculated guesstimate. Please note that this can change with different brands and modifications you may make to the recipe. For the most accurate information, use a nutritional calculator with the exact brands and measurements you're using with each recipe.
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would these work if you used low cart tortillas ??
Well, I can't answer that as I have never tried that before! Let me know if you try it out and how it works for you 🙂 I would think the closing of the edges might be difficult if not using a pie crust.
I wouldn't think so, as I doubt the Tortillas would seal as well. However, on Pinterest, there are many recipes for low carb pie crusts. I have even seen a recipe for low carb strawberry cream cheese hand pies. For this recipe, just remember to substitute low carb options for the sugar and cornstarch.
How large should the circle be when cutting out the pie crust?
I make them about 5-6 inches wide. If you have a large cookie cutter, that's perfect!