Air Fryer Cherry Hand Pies

5 from 6 votes

These air fryer cherry hand pies are made with homemade buttermilk crust and have a sweet glaze. They are made with fresh cherries and with hints of cinnamon.

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Total Time25

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: air fryer, dessert, fruit filling, hand pies, pies

Servings: pies

Calories: 276kcal

Equipment

Air Fryer

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup vegetable oil
⅓ cup buttermilk
½ cup sugar
2 tablespoon cornstarch
5 cups pitted cherries
3 teaspoon lemon juice
½ cup water
¾ teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
Pour in the vegetable oil and the buttermilk into the same bowl.
Stir until dough forms and knead with hands until it is all combined.
Roll out dough until it is about ¼ inch thick.
Using a 4" biscuit cutter or rim of the cup, cut out circles.
Repeat rolling out the dough until the dough is used up.
In a small saucepan, add the pitted cherries, cinnamon, lemon juice, sugar, water, and cornstarch.
Bring to a boil, stir to combine well, and reduce to a simmer.
Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Allow the filling to cool.
Once the filling has cooled, add 1 tablespoon of filling to eat pie and fold pies in half.
Set the Air Fryer to 350°F
Spray the inside of the air fryer basket with nonstick spray.
Add 3 or 4 pies to the basket and spray well with the nonstick spray.
Cook on each side for about 5 minutes and remove to cool.
Repeat the process until all pies are air fried.
Glaze
In a small bowl (big enough to dip the pies into) combine together the confectioner's sugar, milk, and vanilla extract.
Once the pies have COMPLETELY cooled, dip both sides of the pies into the glaze.
Use a fork to pick the pies up and lightly shake off the excess glaze.
Place on parchment paper or a silicone mat and allow the glaze to harden.

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