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Harvest Peach Pie (Full or Mini-sized)

By Inger Aug 11, 2019 Cooking & Recipes, Desserts & Snacks 23 Comments
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Dressed up with leaves and acorn cutouts, this peach pie is perfect to transition summer to fall.  Made with less sugar even!  Dressed up with leaves and acorn cutouts, this peach pie is perfect to transition summer to fall. Made with less sugar even!

Is there anything quite like a fresh, ripe peach? It certainly is a treasure! But if you can’t find a perfect fresh peach… how about making peach pie! 

Not sure what it is about cooking peaches, but I know that anytime I’ve gotten a mealy bunch, all I do is cook them and they turn delicious. Sautee in butter and brown sugar, then pour over ice cream. Mmmm! Or make a crisp or a pie. Mmmm, again!

Dressed up with leaves and acorn cutouts, this peach pie is perfect to transition summer to fall. Made with less sugar even!

My piece!

My local fruit stand mentioned their peaches were late this year, so I’d have to wait. An entire week or two more! But instead of pouting, I thawed the leftovers I’d frozen last year and made a pie. 

Dressed up with leaves and acorn cutouts, this peach pie is perfect to transition summer to fall. Made with less sugar even!

Served!

I wanted to do something a little fun with it, so I made a mini, single crust pie and turned the extra crust into a pie crust cookie edging. In truth, I did it to be cute but my husband (who could care less about cute) said that was his favorite part.

I started with a commercial pie crust round which I turned it into a mini by cutting slightly larger than the outside of a 6 inch pie dish. Then I used some leaf and acorn cookie cutters to cut up the remaining dough for the outside edging. (I sprinkled the extras with butter, cinnamon & sugar and baked separately for “pie crust cookies”!) .

If you’d like to go full size, I’m pretty sure you can triple the filling ingredients. Go with a full crust for the bottom and cut up the second crust for the “cookie” edging.

Yup, I had to settle for peach pie. Not even a first world problem… Dressed up with leaves and acorn cutouts, this peach pie is perfect to transition summer to fall. Made with less sugar even!

Peach Pie

Dressed up with leaves and acorn cutouts, this peach pie is perfect to transition summer to fall. Made with less sugar even!
Author: Inger
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 4 hours
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 2 -4

Ingredients
  

Pie filling

  • 1 1/2 - 2 cups peach slices If frozen, thaw and drain first
  • 2 T brown sugar
  • 1 T instant tapioca or cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 Tablespoon bourbon or brandy or rum
  • Pinch salt

Crust

  • 1 single pie crust
  • 1/2 Tablespoon of egg wash 1 egg beaten with 1 Tablespoon water
  • 1 -2 teaspoons coarse sugar

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 400°F.
  • Fit a 6-inch pie pan with pie crust cut to size. Cut the remaining crust with cookie cutters into the shape(s) of your choice. Place crust and “cookies” into the freezer to chill.
  • In large bowl, mix filling ingredients. Spoon into crust. Place crust “cookies” around the outside edge of the pie, taking care keep edges inside pan edge.
  • Beat egg with water to create an egg wash. Brush onto crust “cookies” then sprinkle with coarse sugar.
  • Bake on cookie sheet about 45 minutes or until crust is golden and juice is thick and bubbly. If crust is getting too brown (mine was), set a piece of foil on top. Cool on cooling rack at least 2 hours.

Notes

This will make one 6 inch pie. Based on the fact that I cut down a standard pie to 1/3, it should work to triple the ingredients for a 9-inch pie.
I am not a health professional and nutrition data is calculated programatically. Accuracy may vary with product selection, calculator accuracy, etc. Consult a professional for the best information.
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23 thoughts on “Harvest Peach Pie (Full or Mini-sized)”

    1. Inger Post author

      I’ll be seriously impressed if you get a pie made with your new babies. But if anyone can, it’s you!

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  6. Thao @ In Good Flavor

    I always look forward to summer peaches. They are the best! I don’t buy peaches when they are not in season because I have the worst luck with the ones from the grocery store. They are always mealy. These pies look so adorable and delicious!! Gotta make some pies the next time I get a bad batch!

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    1. Inger Post author

      I had terrible problems with them earlier this year too so I know exactly what you mean Thao!

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    1. Inger Post author

      I have a couple–love the size. You can generally divide a recipe by 3 to have it work in that pan! Then I don’t eat too much pie 🙂

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