Mummy Hand Pies

Halloween Hand Pies —A FUN and EASY Halloween dessert for adults and kids alike! Buttery flakey pie crust with tangy-sweet cherry pie filling give great flavor to these festive and whimsical little goodies! Use store-bought pie crust to save time and they’re ready in 45 minutes. These little mummies will be the hit of your Halloween party!

Halloween Mummy Hand Pies Recipe

The magic and thrill of Halloween is what I remember most as a kid about the holiday. I was excited every year for months before the big deal, carefully debating and planning out what my costume was going to be that year.

My dress-up days are behind me, but that won’t stop me from getting in the Halloween spirit with these festive little mummy hand pies.

The cherry pie filling is tart yet sweet contrasted with the buttery pie crust. It’s light and flaky. Just think of these cherry mummy hand pies as cherry pie, in a much cuter format!

I am not a person who loves to decorate cupcakes with sky high frosting or make complicated themed desserts.

So I promise you, these cherry hand pies are fast and easy. In fact, you’ll have them ready from start to finish, cut out, baked, and ready to devour in 45 minutes flat.

Ingredients in Halloween Hand Pies

To make these spook-tackular treats, you’ll only need four ingredients. I’m telling you, these are so easy! 

To make this fun Halloween dessert, get out the following:

• Refrigerated pie crust (or scratch pie crust)
• Pie filling
• Egg
• Granulated sugar
• Decorative candy eyes, optional

How to Make Mummy Halloween Hand Pies

This truly is such an easy Halloween dessert that both adults and kids will adore! Here’s how the mummy hand pies are made: 

1. Begin by preheating your oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Unroll one pie crust. Using a gingerbread man cookie cutter, cut as many shapes out as you can. These gingerbread men will become your mummies.
3. Place them on the prepared baking sheet. Add a dollop of pie filling to the middle of each mummy.
4. Unroll the second pie crust and cut thin strips which will be used as mummy wrap.
5. Dip your finger in water and wet around the edges of each mummy, place the mummy strips gently over the pie filling, and gently press to seal down the edges of your mummy wrap.
6. Brush with egg, sprinkle with sugar, and bake for about 20 minutes or until golden browned.
7. If you’re adding the decorative candy eyes, add them immediately after you take them out of the oven. The residual heat will help seal and “glue” the eyes down so they don’t come off as easily.

Tip: You can do whatever pattern you like with the strips of pie dough. Choose whatever pattern is easy to maneuver. I make X’s across the midsections with strips that I pre-trim, lay down, and then seal gently.

What Kind Of Pie Crust Is Best for Hand Pies?

I used store-bought refrigerated pie crust to keep this fun little treat as easy and possible.

However, if you’re feeling like you want to go homemade all the way, then make up a batch of my Flaky All Butter Pie Crust and it will be the perfect amount of crust for this recipe since it makes two.

Can I Use a Different Pie Filling? 

Of course! I used cherry pie filling because I tend to keep it on hand. Plus, it’s festive for Halloween with the whole red “scary look” although these are definitely more cute than scary. However, you can use whatever flavor of pie filling you’d like.

Can This Recipe Be Made Gluten-Free? 

Very easily! Simply use your favorite store-bought gluten-free pie crust and check that your cherry pie filling is also gluten-free. 

Can This Recipe Be Made Vegan? 

Yep! Again, make sure your store-bought pie filling and pie crust are both vegan and you’re good to go. 

Storing Mummy Hand Pies

This fun mummy dessert will keep at room temp for up to 5 days and longer in the fridge, about a week.

Additionally, they freeze well for up to 3 months. To thaw, place them in the refrigerator overnight.

Tips for The Best Mummy Hand Pies

Pie crust: Keeping the crust chilled until ready to use is helpful when you’re handling the cutouts and making the thin mummy strips.

Plus, pie crust in general always turns out better when it’s kept cold and then baked.

Air bubbles form when there’s a temperature contrast of cold crust and a hot oven, and this keeps pie crust generally speaking lighter and flakier.

Cookie cutters: I suggest checking Amazon for gingerbread men cutters. You can pick up a set with multiple shapes and sizes very inexpensively. Just think, you’ll be way ahead of the Christmas cutout cookie game!

Depending on the size of your cookie cutter you’ll need to adjust and watch the baking time in the oven. Obviously small mummies will bake more rapidly than larger ones. 

Candy eyes: After baking, I decorated the cherry-filled mummy hand pies with decorative candy eyes. This is optional, however they really help put a big wallop of cuteness into the mummies. If you’re making these for a kids party or Halloween in general, I definitely recommend going the extra mile and adding them.

More Easy Halloween Desserts:

Loaded Halloween Cream Cheese Brownies – Ultra fudgy, rich brownies topped with a layer of orange cream cheese, sandwich cookies, and chocolate chips!

Halloween Peanut Butter Cups — Learn how to make white chocolate peanut butter cups with this NO-BAKE 5-INGREDIENT RECIPE! With festive Halloween colors, they’re sure to be a hit with everyone from kids to adults alike!

Chocolate Chip M&M’s Halloween Cookies — Super soft, perfectly chewy, BROWNED BUTTER cookies that are LOADED with M&M’s and chocolate chips!

White Chocolate Candy Corn Cookies — These Halloween cookies are PACKED with candy corn and white chocolate chips. They’re easy to make and are always a hit with the kids! 

Candy Corn and White Chocolate Blondies — The blondies are super soft, slightly chewy, and buttery. The candy corn stays chewy after it’s baked and the contrast of the dense, moist, tender bars against the chewy candy corn is great.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy Bars — The bars are no-bake, easy, loaded with bold peanut butter flavor, and plenty of chocolate. There’s both a layer of melted chocolate and assorted candy bar pieces adorn the top.