18 Mini Pie Recipes with Big Flavor in Just a Few Bites (2024)

22 of Our Best Pie Recipes for Your Most Unforgettable Slice Ever

Mini Blueberry Pies

You'll need 8 mini pie pans to make these mini blueberry pies filled with a fresh blueberry compote and topped with sweetened whipped cream and delicate curls of lemon peel. When you don't have time to make dough from scratch, take a shortcut with purchased pie dough.

Caramelized Banana Cream Pies

This mini pie recipe from Chef Tim Love uses refrigerated sugar cookie dough as the base for a blend of whipped white chocolate, bananas, and sweet caramel. Baked in mini pie or tart pans, they're the perfect single-serving dessert.

Jam-Filled Hand Pies

A sweet cutout or drizzle of homemade icing is all these pretty mini pies need—and you can customize them with your favorite jam. For an added touch, use this sandwich-wrapping trick to pack them individually for a picnic treat. Or, bundle a couple of jam-filled pies together for a special lunchbox treat.

Mini Spaghetti and Meatball Pies

This kid-friendly recipe comes together in a muffin tin, where little spaghetti nests create the base for precooked Italian-style meatballs and tomato basil pasta sauce.

Mini Chocolate Peanut Butter Pies

Use a mini pie tin or mini muffin pan to form the chocolate cookie crust for these decadent mini chocolate pies made with creamy peanut butter. Pipe on a ruffle of chocolate whipped cream to dress them up for a special occasion.

Mini Maple Pecan Pies

These mini pecan pies are just the right size for satisfying that sweet tooth. An added hint of maple and toasted chopped pecans add comforting touches to this decadent fall dessert.

Mini Quiches

Take these savory mini pies with you on the go or serve them hot for a fun kid-friendly brunch the entire family will enjoy. Use purchased piecrust and precooked meat to cut the prep time for these savory mini pies to just 20 minutes.

Mini Roasted Apple and Pear Tarts

You won't need a special pan for these elegant fall mini tarts, just some parchment paper and a baking sheet. Our readers suggest you can also substitute fuyu persimmon for the apple or pear.

Sloppy Joe Hand Pies

These savory mini pies may take the "sloppy" out of a traditional sloppy joe recipe, but they definitely don't skimp on flavor. Heaps of ground meat simmered in a homemade sauce fill the insides of these portable golden pastries.

Mason Jar Lid Pie

The lid of a Mason jar creates the perfect mini pie tin for these mini blueberry pies. Even better, the removable discs in the lids make it easy to pop the little pies out of their molds for serving.

Peach Air-Fryer Hand Pies

No need to deep fry these mini peach pies to get a satisfying flaky and crunchy crust. This mini pie recipe comes together in an air fryer for a quick and easy dessert on the go.

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Pie in an Apple

This healthy spin on an apple pie uses an actual apple as the crust for these mini apple pies. Scoop out the center of a medium baking apple and fill it with a sweet, spiced brown sugar filling before baking for 20 to 25 minutes.

Chorizo Pepper Hand Pies

Top these savory mini pies with a sweet pepper relish or dip them in homemade salsa for a fun appetizer everyone will love.

Pumpkin-Pecan Tassies

These mini pies blend the big flavors of pecan pie and bold flavors of pumpkin pie into a single bite-sized pastry shell. Store these mini pumpkin pies in the freezer for up to three months or in the fridge for two days.

Fried Apple Hand Pies

While you could bake or air fry these mini apple pies, you'd be missing out on the old-fashioned flavor and flaky crust that comes from dipping these pint-sized pastries in a hot oil bath for three minutes.

Pumpkin Pie Pops

Use a pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter ($8, Amazon) to cut out the crusts for these mini pumpkin pies, and then simply pop in a stick before baking to make the perfect petite treat for nibbling on after a festive feast.

Mini Sweet Potato Pies

Ready-made graham cracker piecrusts make this recipe for mini sweet potato pies a quick and easy dessert any time of the year, but the sweet swirls of maple syrup and warming pumpkin pie spice inside the mini pie shells are what makes this recipe ideal for finishing off a holiday meal.

Strawberry Hand Pies

These mini strawberry pies can be made into 8 full-circle or 16 half-circle hand pies, but no matter how you slice them, each portable dessert pie includes a generous filling made from fresh strawberries.

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