Easy Mini Cherry Pies

These easy mini cherry pies really are as delicious as they look. They are rather easy to make and you or whomever you gift these to will be enjoying them one by one or two by two or three by three. To be honest, no one will judge them for eating the entire batch. Since they contain fruit, you could even put them in the healthy holiday category. Yes, I know that the fruit is covered in sugar, but there is still fruit in cherry pie filling, somewhere. Anywho, make these delicious cherry pies for a baking exchange, a holiday event, or gift them this year. This post is all about easy mini cherry pies.

Be it a holiday dessert or just a cherry treat, look to this recipe for a quick sweet that all will enjoy. These bite-sized cherry pies are quite the treat. Many will want more than one, and they will be requesting the recipe too.

Use this 5 ingredient recipe to create a delicious treat for all. The ingredients are simple and should be in stock if you don’t already have them in your pantry. Who doesn’t just love cherry pie filling?

This post is all about easy mini cherry pies.

Table of Contents

Step 1: Preheat the Oven

Start this recipe off by simply preheating your oven to 350°.

Step 2: Let the Pie Crusts Soften

Then, leave your pie crusts at room temperature to be sure that they are easy to work with. I used the Pillsbury Pie Crusts for this recipe, but any available brand will work. Also, I did use both crusts for the pies. From these two crusts, I was able to make 36 mini cherry pies.

Step 3: Spray the Mini Muffin Pans

Then, spray your mini muffin tins. You can grab these mini muffin tins from Target if you don’t have any on hand.

I have mini muffin tins thanks to my mom gifting them to me one year for the holidays. They are so much fun to use, and I just love creating mini treats. Be it for a quick breakfast bite or a sweet treat, you’ll make use of these pans.

It is nearly impossible to just spray one little muffin at a time, so I just sprayed the entire pan with cooking spray.

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Step 4: Prepare the Mini Pie Crusts

Then, prepare the mini pie crusts. My mini pies look far from perfect. Just try your best to form little pie molds. It may even be easier to use a rolling pin to spread the pie crusts even thinner too.

Regardless of how they look, just be sure to make them somewhat similar in thickness. This will allow them to all be done at the same time when you bake them.

use two pie crusts for the Easy Mini Cherry Pies

Step 5: Add the Cherry Filling

Then, fill them with the oh-so-sweet cherry pie filling. You could do this by using a 1/2tbsp. I’d say that each one pretty much just takes the 1/2tbsp of filling. From one can of pie filling, you will easily be able to fill all 36 mini pies with the cherry filling.

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Step 6: Crush the Graham Crackers

Then, crush up the graham crackers. So for this recipe, I used the Ninja to crush up the graham cracker. I made a ton of graham cracker topping because my kids love to put this little mix on top of their ice cream, yogurt, and pudding.

If you aren’t going to use this mix as we do at my house, then just make 1/3 of this combo.

For this topping and the extra, use nine graham crackers, which is an entire package.

If you are just making enough for the pies, use just three graham crackers.

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Step 7: Add the Cinnamon

Then, add a 1/2 tsp of cinnamon to the mixing bowl with the graham crackers. If you don’t want to use a mixing bowl, you can keep all of the ingredients together in the Ninja or a blender too.

Again, if you are just making enough for the pies, just sprinkle some cinnamon into the bowl.

If you aren’t a huge fan of cinnamon, you can just forgo this ingredient. Personally, I love to add cinnamon to recipes. Some even say that cinnamon does have health benefits too.