The saying Easy As Pie never made any sense to me. What's easy about making pie? I enjoy making pie, in fact it might be one of my favorite desserts to bake, but I wouldn't say it's an easy process. That is until I made these Blueberry Mascarpone Pie Bites.
Now for the truth: I felt like a big fat traitor using store-bought pie dough but who says all desserts have to be entirely homemade? Since when did I become the piecrust police? I think I've always had a prejudice against store-bought dough but quite honestly these pies were delicious and so much quicker to make!
I'm guessing the person who coined the whole Easy As Pie saying used store-bought piecrust...just a thought. Hope you give this recipe a try on your next beach day or picnic. These fruity, cheesy and ultra buttery pies are the perfect small and portable dessert!
photos by Leah Bergman
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
⅓ cup fresh or frozen and thawed blueberries
2 (9-inch) refrigerated pie crusts
1 egg, beaten
2. In a small bowl, mix together the cheese, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and lemon zest until smooth. Stir in the blueberries.
3. Using a 3 ½-inch round cookie cutter or glass, cut the pie dough into 14 circles. Place the dough on the prepared baking sheet. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the edges of the dough with the beaten egg. Place about 1 ½ teaspoons of the cheese mixture in the center of the dough. (Do not overfill!) Fold the dough in half to enclose the filling and pinch the edges to seal. Using the tines of a fork, gently crimp the sealed edges.
5. While the pastry is chilling preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
6. Remove pies, brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sanding sugar if desired. Bake pie bites at 400 degrees for 10-13 minutes or until golden brown.
julia @ life on churchill says
yum! I love a good homemade dessert, but often semi-homemade is just as good. going to try these soon!
freutcake says
Thanks Julia! I hope you enjoy them. 🙂
kelsey says
these look delectable!
freutcake says
Thank you Kelsey!
Chelsea says
Is it crazy that I've never tried mascarpone? These look delicious Leah and I'm all for store-bought pie crust if it turns out like this!
xoxo,
Chelsea & The City
freutcake says
That's not strange at all! I think of it as a specialty kind of food. You may have tried it and not even realized...ever had a cannoli?
thefauxmartha says
So so cute, Leah! Hand pies are the jam!
freutcake says
Ha! Thanks Melissa. I shudder to think that you of all people are reading this. I know your position on homemade pie crust. lol
Starr says
Yum yum yum! We really love cherries over here. They should be okay to substitute, right?
freutcake says
I'm sure that cherries would work just fine! They will definitely need to be chopped up however due to their size. Let me know how it turns out!
Lauren says
Mmmm... I'm headed to a BBQ next weekend, and I'll definitely be bringing these little beauties.
Amanda @ Once Upon a Recipe says
These look absolutely fantastic, Leah! No judgement from me on the store-bought pie dough. Sometimes short cuts are a beautiful thing!
chartreuse & a twist (Brynn) says
Oh my heaven's! I am admittedly not much of a baker, but might just need to make an exception for these tasty morsels!!! And with pre-made pie dough? Well, that just made it even more appealing to me!! XO Brynn
Ana says
Another one delicious recipe from your kitchen. 🙂 Are you actually eating them all yourself? 😉
Christmaskitty says
Yum! I bet i could stuff my face with an entire batch!
Gaby [The Vault Files] says
This looks so good! I wonder if I can replace that mascarpone with brie? or something like that? 😉
christin says
i try to make myself feel better by buying the pre-made crust at whole foods...haha. i've actually never made a pie crust, it's definitely on my list of things to make.