![Easy Heart Shaped Strawberry Hand Pies: What a great treat. It is easy if you use premade pie crust and fresh fruit! .jpg Easy Heart Shaped Strawberry Hand Pies](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KOKWmeQszmI/V4SZ6syxmTI/AAAAAAABh_s/Vizb3G0kcd0/Easy%252520Heart%252520Shaped%252520Strawberry%252520Hand%252520Pies%25253A%252520What%252520a%252520great%252520treat.%252520%252520It%252520is%252520easy%252520if%252520you%252520use%252520premade%252520pie%252520crust%252520and%252520fresh%252520fruit%252521%252520.jpg?imgmax=1600)
It is time for another Ultimate Recipe Challenge. This month, the challenge ingredient was STRAWBERRIES.
![URC Strawberry logo.jpg URC Strawberry logo](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bsme0aUTpuo/V4SaPzukW8I/AAAAAAABiAM/0Mk7wnWaP80/URC%252520Strawberry%252520logo.jpg?imgmax=1600)
My entry into this month’s challenge are these darling heart shaped Strawberry Hand Pies.
![heart-shaped-strawberry-hand-pies.jpg Heart shaped strawberry hand pies](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WviAtnk4qXI/V4SaKzYouVI/AAAAAAABiAE/vYDN8u3T1nQ/heart-shaped-strawberry-hand-pies.jpg?imgmax=1600)
This is just one of 25+ awesome strawberry recipes, and you can find the rest at the end of this post!
![25 of the best Strawberry Recipes from food bloggers. Desserts, drinks, salads and more! URC Strawberry Recipes](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PQwEE6Cs1cA/V4SaSA04jyI/AAAAAAABiAQ/2Er2itJZN6I/URC-Strawberry-Recipes.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![Strawberry Hand Pie](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GQmhgTRddkU/V4SaN-RkDZI/AAAAAAABiAI/v0xXFI7g2Q8/sealing-strawberry-pies.jpg?imgmax=1600)
Easy Strawberry Hand Pies
Ingredients:
Frozen Pie Crusts (2)
2 Cups Chopped Strawberries
1 tsp Vanilla
2 Tbsp Cornstarch
1/3 Cup Sugar
1 Egg (Beaten)
Sanding or Colored Sugar for Garnish
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400
- Combine Strawberries, sugar, cornstarch and vanilla and set aside
- Roll out pie crusts and cut out 3 inch circles (or hearts)
- Add a few tablespons of strawberry mixture to the center of each pastry round
- Brush edge of pastry with beaten egg, add upper crust and seal with tines of a fork.
- Add a few holes to release steam and sprinkle with sanding sugar
- Bake for 20 minutes
![easy-strawberry-pie-recipe.jpg Easy strawberry pie recipe](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MrrXo_Wgqlo/V4SaBgKJtQI/AAAAAAABh_0/A7Ik_H8uupM/easy-strawberry-pie-recipe.jpg?imgmax=1600)
There really are only a few ingredients to create this summer treat. Sugar, strawberries and a little thickener for the filling, and a frozen pie crust. That is pretty much it.
First you want to put together the berries, sugar, vanilla and corn starch and set it aside. Then roll out the frozen pie crust and cut it out with a heart or round cutter. I love the little scalloped edge on my cutter.
![cutting-out-crust-heart-shapes-for-strawberry-pie.jpg Cutting out crust heart shapes for strawberry pie](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a66lk38rI50/V4SgXCAx36I/AAAAAAABiAk/UFcIcjVvdIA/cutting-out-crust-heart-shapes-for-strawberry-pie.jpg?imgmax=1600)
Next add a few tablespoons of strawberry filling to each round
![fresh-strawberry-pie.jpg Fresh strawberry pie](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HEeWrk0qhlc/V4SaI9PTAAI/AAAAAAABiAA/A6j8xsilE3k/fresh-strawberry-pie.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![egg-wash-to-seal-pie-crust.jpg Egg wash to seal pie crust](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BcBADc76UAo/V4SaDyrrfbI/AAAAAAABh_4/qVh3_sBfFU0/egg-wash-to-seal-pie-crust.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![sealing-strawberry-pies.jpg Sealing strawberry pies](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GQmhgTRddkU/V4SaN-RkDZI/AAAAAAABiAI/v0xXFI7g2Q8/sealing-strawberry-pies.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![Easy strawberry mini pies.jpg Easy strawberry mini pies](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2LvY4sbuYhM/V4SZ961Al_I/AAAAAAABh_w/AhxgMVLg6_k/Easy%252520strawberry%252520mini%252520pies.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![fresh-strawberry-hand-pies.jpg Fresh strawberry hand pies](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5g1HWjJ36Ew/V4SaGl69TiI/AAAAAAABh_8/4tWk074IfKM/fresh-strawberry-hand-pies.jpg?imgmax=1600)
And if you are interested in our previous Ultimate Recipe Challenges: