Strawberry Hand Pies with Vanilla Glaze

I made this easy strawberry hand pies with vanilla glaze recipe because our strawberry patch is bursting with berries right now. These cute little fruit hand pies are super easy to make when you use pre-made pie crust but they would also taste wonderful with a homemade crust as well. My entire family loved these homemade strawberry hand pies and thought they were super tasty.

Strawberry Hand Pies with Vanilla Glaze

Strawberry Hand Pies:

• 1½ cups fresh strawberries, diced
• 2-3 tbsp sugar, to taste, depending on the sweetness of the berries
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 box of pre-made pie crusts (two crusts total)
• 1 small egg, well beaten
• Turbinado sugar

Vanilla Glaze:

• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 1-2 tbsp heavy cream (or milk), to taste, per desired glaze thickness
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract

How to Make Strawberry Hand Pies with Vanilla Glaze

Roll out both of the pie crusts on a lightly floured surface. Cut out 24 rounds with a cookie cutter (a glass jar or anything round will work too). You’ll need to re-roll the dough to get all 24 rounds.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Combine the strawberries, sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; mix until well combined and allow to sit for a few minutes to macerate.

Place a spoonful of the macerated strawberries (without juice) in the center of 12 of the rounds. Top each round with another pie round and press the edges together very firmly. Crimp all edges with a fork.

Brush some egg wash on the top of each hand pie then cut an X in the top of the crust for venting. Sprinkle each hand pie with some turbinado sugar.

Bake for 20-25 minutes, turning halfway through baking, until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

Make the vanilla glaze by combining the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth.

Place the cooled hand pies on a baking rack over parchment paper. Drizzle the vanilla glaze on top of each pie. Serve and enjoy.