Heart Shaped Cranberry Pomegranate Mini Pies
Pie crust is rolled out and cut into heart shapes then filled with a Cranberry Pomegranate filling for delicious mini pies, perfect for Valentine's day!
Ingredients
- 12 oz cranberries
- 1 pomegranate, seeds and juice
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp lemon zest
Instructions
- Prepare the pie dough by mixing all of the ingredients together by hand or in a food processor.
- Form the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and place into the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
- While the dough is chilling, begin the filling for the pies.
- Combine the cranberries and pomegranates in a skillet over medium heat with ¼ cup water.
- Once the cranberries begin to burst add the sugar, brown sugar, corn starch, honey and an additional ¼ cup water.
- Mix together well, then add the cinnamon and lemon zest.
- Allow to simmer for 10 minutes, then remove from burner and cool.
- Remove the pie dough from the refrigerator, roll it out on a floured surface and begin cutting it into heart shapes using a cookie cutter.
- Once the pie filling has cooled begin placing a spoonful on top of half of the pie hearts.
- Take the other half of the pie dough hearts and cover the filling.
- Use the edge of a pastry cutter, fork or your fingers to seal the edges.
- Place the mini pies on a baking stone.
- Bake in a 350°F oven for 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 174kcal (9%)Carbohydrates 24g (8%)Protein 1g (2%)Fat 7g (11%)Saturated Fat 4g (20%)Cholesterol 20mg (7%)Sodium 69mg (3%)Potassium 61mg (2%)Fiber 1g (4%)Sugar 9g (10%)Vitamin A 245mg (5%)Vitamin C 3.2mg (4%)Calcium 10mg (1%)Iron 0.8mg (4%)
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