Blackberry & Apple Hand Pies

These blackberry and apple hand pies are sublime. This recipe combines these flavors with puff pastry for a delicious, single-serving dessert.

This blackberry and apple hand pie recipe does take a little time, but much of it is hands-off with the dough needing time to set in the refrigerator and the baking time.

I think it's nice to think about how you'll serve these as well - obviously, they could be piled up on a plate but displaying them in a basket is pretty cute as well. They'd also look really lovely with a dusting of powdered sugar. 

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Ingredients for Apple Blackberry Pies

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 medium Honeycrisp apples, cored and diced
• 1 ½ cups blackberries
• ¼ cup & 2 tablespoons cane sugar
• 1 sheet puff pastry, preferably Dufour
• 1 egg, whisked

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How to Make This Delicious Dessert

• Melt butter in a large skillet or frying pan over medium-high heat.
• Add the apples and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until soft. Stir occasionally.
• Add the blackberries and the ¼ cup sugar, stir to combine. Let cook for an additional 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most of the juices are gone and the mixture is jam-like.
• Meanwhile, roll the puff pastry into an 18 by 15-inch rectangle on a flat surface. Cut into 9 pieces (6 x 5 inches each).
• With one piece of pastry at a time, create an egg wash around the edges and add 3 heaping tablespoons of the apple mixture on one side of the dough.
• Fold the dough over the filling, so the short sides meet and crimp the edges with a fork.
• Egg wash the top of each pastry packet then sprinkle with a little cane sugar.
• Using a sharp knife, create three slits on the top of each pastry packet. Then place on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper.
• Chill all the pastries in a refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190C). Bake the pastries for 30 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool before serving, as the fillings will be very hot.

For this recipe, I highly recommend using Dufour puff pastry - it's the only puff pastry I use and I love it.

I hope you enjoy this delicious recipe for hand pies!