Mummy Cherry Hand Pies

Amethyst · October 20, 2025, 10:43pm

Mummy Cherry Hand Pies

Servings: 8 Pieces
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

2 9-inch sheets of pie dough. I used the refrigerated kind that includes two 9-inch crusts. You can also use your favorite pie dough mix or make your own homemade crust.
16 candy eyes
1 Cup Cherry pie filling
1 large egg

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Use a 3-inch cookie cutter, cut 7-8 circles out of each piece of pie dough, saving the dough scraps to the side. Place eight of the circles on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Using a pizza cutter, slice the remaining pie dough circles into thin strips that will become the mummy’s bandages.

Beat the egg in a small bowl with a fork.

Place a spoonful of cherry pie filling in the middle of each circle on the parchment paper. Leave a little room around the outside of each pie filling to attach the bandages. Brush the edge of each pie crust circle with a silicone brush and the beaten egg so the bandages will stick to the bottom circle.

Top the pie filling with the mummy bandages, pressing the bandages together with the bottom crust using your fingers. If you need more bandages, cut extra from the leftover scraps of dough.

Brush the tops of the mummy hand pies with the egg and a silicone brush to help the pies brown.

Bake for 8-10 minutes. Watch carefully through the oven door; the crust will start to turn a golden brown color. Let the pies cool completely, then add the eyes and enjoy!

Notes:

Don’t put the eyes on before the hand pies cool completely, or the eyes may melt.

Sprinkling a little coarse sugar on the tops of the pies before they go in the oven gives these hand pies a nice, crunchy top with a little bit of sweetness that is delicious. You don’t have to add this, but a little sprinkle of sugar is extra delicious.

You can sprinkle a little powdered sugar over these hand pies. Let them cool completely, or the powdered sugar will melt off them. Sprinkle powdered sugar through a fine-mesh sieve, then wipe with a clean towel on the candy eyes.

This makes these hand pies look even more like mummies! This technique is also a bit messier, though, to eat, but it is delicious!

Optional- Here’s how to make the cherry pie filling from fresh or frozen cherries:

INGREDIENTS FOR FRESH CHERRY HAND PIE FILLING:

2 teaspoons cornstarch
4 teaspoons water
2 cups cherries without pits
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Pinch of salt

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FRESH CHERRY PIE FILLING:

Mix the cornstarch and water in a small bowl, blending well.
Add the cherries, sugar, and lemon to a pan on the stove. Mix with a silicone spatula over medium heat. Cook for 6-7 minutes, stirring frequently.
Give the cornstarch another good stir, then addit to the cherries. Cook for an additional minute, then remove the pan from the heat. Let it cool for a few minutes to thicken, then it’s ready to go!

What Other Flavors Can I Try For This Mummy Recipe?

If you have jam, you can fill these little pies with jam. You can also use strawberries or raspberries for the same spooky red filling. Blueberries or blackberries would also make a delicious mummy hand pie too (but wouldn’t have the red spooky blood effect, it will be a darker color, which is still fun for Halloween).

What if I don’t have a 3-inch cookie cutter?

If you have a glass that is about 3 inches across, you can use it to cut the circles.

You can also make these a little smaller or bigger if you have a round cookie cutter that’s a different size. Your baking time might be a little more or less, though, depending on the size you make your mummies. I wouldn’t go too much smaller though, because you’ll run out of room for the filling, cherries are a bit larger bite of fruit.

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Recipe courtesy of On My Kid’s Plate.com