Ingredients
1 pre-made pie crust, thawed
1 (21 oz) can cherry pie filling
6 large marshmallows
6 chocolate chips
Red food coloring gel
1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
2. Unroll the pie crust and cut out 6 individual circles using a cookie cutter or glass. You can re-roll scraps if needed.
3. Press each pie crust circle into a muffin tin or ramekin.
4. Fill each pie crust with approximately 2 tablespoons of cherry pie filling.
5. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown.
6. While the pies are baking, prepare the ‘eyeballs’. Flatten each marshmallow slightly with your fingers.
7. Once pies are out of the oven and slightly cooled, place one flattened marshmallow on top of the cherry filling in each pie.
8. Return to the oven for 2-3 minutes, just until the marshmallows are lightly toasted and softened. Watch carefully to prevent burning.
9. Remove from oven. Immediately press one chocolate chip, pointed side down, into the center of each marshmallow to create the iris.
10. Using a thin brush or toothpick, draw small red “bloodshot” lines radiating from the chocolate chip onto the marshmallow with the red food coloring gel.
11. Let cool completely before serving your delicious Creepy Eye Pies.
Notes
For a richer flavor, you can add 1/4 teaspoon almond extract to the cherry pie filling before baking. These Creepy Eye Pies are a fantastic festive treat for Halloween parties or a fun baking project with kids. Yields 6 mini pies.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini pie
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 5mg