12 Sweet Hand Pie Recipes for Individual Desserts

Chef John's hand pies are almost too easy to make. This recipe calls for apple pie filling, but you can use whatever sweet or savory filling you want. 

What's the genius secret ingredient in these foldovers? Dried fruit! It absorbs moisture from the fresh fruit, according to recipe creator MrsWheelbarrow, which keeps the pastry from bursting.  

You only need five ingredients to make this easy handheld dessert: frozen puff pastry, chocolate-hazelnut spread, chopped hazelnuts, an egg, and a bit of water. 

This 5-ingredient recipe is perfect for all your autumnal celebrations. It's quick and easy to make with shortcut ingredients like canned pumpkin and frozen puff pastry.

These simple blueberry pies come together in about half an hour. "Not [overly] sweet, lots of flavor and easy to make ... and they look great on the plate," raves reviewer jatexas.

"These taste and smell like autumn, my favorite season," says recipe creator Chef V. Top them with a drizzle of dark chocolate for an extra sweet finishing touch. 

The air fryer makes these handheld apple pies extra crispy and flaky. A buttery apple-cinnamon filling is a decadent way to use Granny Smith apples. 

Fig is the traditional filling for this Louisiana dough, but recipe creator Julie P. says you can stuff it with anything you like. 

Candied papaya, which is easy to make on the stove, makes a deliciously fruity filling for this store-bought pie crust turnover. 

You only need three easy-to-find ingredients to make these mini pie pops: store-bought pie crust, apple pie filling (but any filling will do), and cake pop sticks.

Just four ingredients — including fresh strawberries — results in these gorgeous little hand pies bursting with strawberry flavor.

These may not be traditional hand pies, but they are pies you can eat with your hands. That counts, right? Serve warm with vanilla ice cream, recommends recipe creator Squankdog.