This peach season you won't want to miss this delicious Peach Hand Pie recipe. Made with fresh peaches and puff pastry, make these simple homemade mini pies the whole family loves. Whether baked in the oven, or cooked in the air fryer, you will fall in love with this tasty hand held dessert.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
These are quick and easy to make and are the perfect way to eat up delicious peaches. They are lightly sweetened with natural sweetener to highlight the peach flavor and balance with the puff pastry. They're light and delicious and you'll keep reaching for more!
Be sure to check out our other fruit pie recipes like Strawberry Pie and Mango Pie.
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Key Ingredients
This recipe is simple so it maintains the taste of the peaches. The puff pastry makes it easy to have a fluffy crust with minimal effort.
- Peaches - Fresh are best, but canned or frozen peaches will work as well. All of our recipe testers preferred these with fresh peaches.
- Pure Maple syrup or Honey- We love how this recipe doesn't use granulated sugar but a natural sweetener. We tested this recipe with a variety of sweeteners and found that honey and pure maple syrup were the best at highlighting the peach flavor.
- Milk- This is for the top of the puff pastry to give it a fun bakery style look.
See recipe card for quantities.
How to make Peach Hand Pies
Before getting starting, preheat the oven and cut the fresh peaches. Mix the peaches with the cornstarch, vanilla, maple syrup, and a pinch of salt.
1. Lay thawed puff pastry flat. Cut the dough sheet into 6 equal pieces. 2 cuts lengthwise and 1 cut down the middle.
2. With each rectangle, cut 5-6 small strips lengthwise. Stop halfway down the length of the pastry.
5. Place 3-4 peach slices on the non cut side of the puff pastry. Pull each strip over the peach filling and attach to the other side of the dough.
With a baking baster, brush the top of the pie with milk.
6. Put the folded pastry onto a prepared parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, about 13 minutes.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy these amazing peach hand pies!
Air Fryer Method : Preheat the air fryer to 370° F. Air fry for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown. Remember that not all air fryers are created equal and you may need to adjust the cook time accordingly.
Hint: If you want your peaches a little sweeter, add an extra ½ tablespoon of maple syrup or ½ teaspoon of sugar.
Top tip
Make sure to wet the ends of each strip of pastry before folding the strip over the peaches. This will help get them to stick to the uncut side of the pastry and keep everything together. The first time I made these I didn't make sure the puff pastry was secure and it didn't seal while cooking.
Check out our handheld fruit pizzas for another summer treat using seasonal fruit.
Recipe
Easy Peach Hand Pie
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh peaches about 2-3 peaches
- 1 sheet puff pastry thawed
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup or honey
- pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Cut, peel and slice peaches. Put the peach slices into a medium sized mixing bowl. Add in the cornstarch, vanilla, and the pure maple syrup. Add in a pinch of salt and gently mix all together.
- With thawed puff pastry sheet, cut the sheet into 6 equal pieces (2 cuts lengthwise and one cut down the middle). With each piece, cut the pastry into small strips (about 5-6 strips), lengthwise, stopping halfway down the length of the pastry.
- Put 3-4 peach slices on the uncut side of pastry and top with a small spoonful of juice. See photos above for a great visual.
- Pull each strip over the peaches to seal them into the pastry. To help the strips stick to the uncut side of the pastry, get the tip slightly wet with the juices or water.
- Carefully transfer each pastry onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Brush each pastry top with milk. Cook each pastry for 13 minutes or until golden brown. Once the pastries are done, sprinkle each pastry with powder sugar and enjoy warm!
Air Fryer Method
- Try the air fryer instead of the oven! Preheat the air fryer to 370 *F. Place the hand pie at the bottom of the basket and air fry for 5-7 minutes. Not all air fryers are created equal and you may need to adjust the cook time to fit the brand and style you have.
Notes
- See variations above to add extra fruit!
- If you want your peaches a little sweeter, add an extra ½ tablespoon of maple syrup or ½ teaspoon of sugar.
- Make sure to wet the ends of each strip of pastry before folding over the peaches. This will help get them to stick to the uncut side of the pastry and keep everything together.
- When ready to serve again, reheat in an air fryer or toast in the oven to maintain a crisp texture of the pastry. You can reheat them in the microwave but the pastries will not have the same texture as before.
- Crescent Rolls- Instead of using puff pastry, use crescent roll dough. Roll the peach filling in the dough instead of cutting strips of dough like you would the puff pastry.
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- Blueberry - Make this a blueberry peach hand pie by adding ½ cup of fresh or frozen blueberries to the fruit mixture.
- Mango - Make this a peach mango pastry by adding ½ cup sliced mango to the filling mixture.
- Biscuit Dough - Using pop can biscuit dough, roll flat and wrap the peach filling int he biscuit dough instead of using the puff pastry.
- Pillsbury Pie Crust - Cut the pillsbury pie crust in the same shape and strips as you would the puff pastry.
Nutrition
For another delicious peach dessert try this Crescent Roll Peach Cobbler. Or for another hand pie, try these Air Fryer Apple Hand Pies.
Substitutions
- Gluten Free - Use gluten free puff pastry to make this a gluten free option.
- Dairy Free - Skip brushing the top of the pastry with milk to help make this a dairy free option. Be sure to get a puff pastry that uses palm oil or another vegetable oil instead of butter.
- Frozen Peaches- Instead of fresh peaches, use frozen peaches. Be sure to thaw and drain any excess liquid before using.
- Canned Peaches - Use canned peaches instead of fresh peaches. Be sure to drain excess juices and note that the filling may be slightly runnier than fresh peaches. This can be avoided by added a little more cornstarch.
- Honey - Use honey as a sweetener instead of pure maple syrup.
You could easily makes these as fun mini Thanksgiving Pies.
Storing Puff Pastry Peach Pies
Store extra pastries in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 2-3 days.
When ready to serve again, reheat in an air fryer or toast in the oven to maintain the crisp texture of the pastry you love. You can reheat them in the microwave but the pastries will not have the same texture as before.
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