Easy Sopapilla Cheesecake Hand Pies
Easy Sopapilla Cheesecake Hand Pies feature a sweet cream cheese filling baked inside flaky pie crust, then brushed with butter and coated in cinnamon sugar.
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Servings: 24 pies
Ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar divided
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 pie crusts homemade or refrigerated
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter melted
Instructions
- Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Place the softened cream cheese in a mixing bowl.
- Beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer until smooth and free of lumps.
- Add 1/4 cup granulated sugar and the vanilla extract to the cream cheese.
- Mix until the filling is smooth and evenly combined.
- Unroll one pie crust at a time on a clean work surface.
- Cut the dough into 2-inch circles, re-rolling the scraps as needed.
- Arrange half of the pie crust circles on the prepared cookie sheets.
- Spoon a small amount of the cream cheese filling into the center of each circle.
- For easier portioning, transfer the filling to a zip-top bag, cut off one corner, and pipe a small amount onto each crust circle.
- Lightly moisten the edge of each filled crust circle with water.
- Place the remaining pie crust circles over the filled crust circles.
- Press the edges of each hand pie together with the tines of a fork to seal.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the hand pies begin to turn golden.
- Remove the hand pies from the oven.
- Allow them to cool slightly, until they can be handled safely while still warm.
- Melt the unsalted butter in a microwave-safe dish.
- In a separate bowl, combine the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar with the ground cinnamon.
- Brush each warm hand pie with melted butter.
- Place each buttered hand pie into the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Turn each pie several times until fully coated.
- Transfer the coated hand pies to a wax paper-lined cookie sheet.
- Allow the hand pies to cool before serving.
Notes
To make these Easy Sopapilla Cheesecake Hand Pies gluten free, replace the regular pie crust with certified gluten-free pie crust.
Verify that the cream cheese, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and butter are labeled gluten free.
Use gluten-free flour or starch for rolling if the gluten-free pie crust requires dusting.
Prepare the hand pies on a clean surface with clean utensils to avoid gluten cross-contact.
Use parchment paper, wax paper, baking sheets, mixing bowls, and measuring tools that have not been exposed to wheat flour or gluten-containing dough.
For celiac-safe preparation, avoid shared rolling pins, pastry cutters, and cooling racks unless they have been thoroughly cleaned or are dedicated gluten-free tools.