These Blackberry Cream Cheese Pie Dippers are a flaky pie crust filled with creamy blackberry cream cheese spread and baked until golden and crispy!
Are you all pie fans? I mean who doesn’t love a good old pie? Honestly, I’ve never been the biggest pie fan out there. Weird I know, no judging. Like I said before, I’m more of a cake girl, but give me some of these delicious Pie Dippers and I’m SOLD! They are a mix of the traditional pie and hand pies if I had to compare them to anything!
These little hand-held treats are so fun and simple to make that they look more elegant than they really are. It takes pie eating to a whole new level. Dip these bad boys in some creamy glaze dipping sauce and you are ready to go.
Oh and these are a little less mess for the little ones and easier to eat as well.
I’ve been on a berry kick lately. If you’ve missed some of my berry recipes you can check some out here, here and here. Let’s just say that I’m in no short supply on recipes that include fruit in them.
Since I’m not the biggest fruit eater plain, I’m happy that I have some go to recipes that let’s me bake with them instead.
Flaky crust is filled with a delicious blackberry and cream cheese mixture, topped with more pie crust, egg washed and sprinkled with some decorators sugar to give it a nice sweet crispy bite to the top.
Now I can’t say that this will be your new go to pie recipe, but these Blackberry Cream Cheese Pie Dippers will be your new go to pie alternative recipe for sure! Switch up the flavors and just have some fun with this!
Blackberry Cream Cheese Pie Dippers
Ingredients
- 2 2 ct packages pie crust (or 4 homemade crusts)
- 1 6 oz pkg blackberries
- 2 Tbs water divided
- 1/2 cup + 2 Tbs sugar divided
- 1 Tbs cornstartch
- 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla
EGG WASH
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- 1 Tbs water
- Decorators sugar
DIPPING SAUCE
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tbs milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Unroll your pie crusts and place on floured surface.
- In sauce pan add your blackberries, 1 Tbs water and 2 Tbs sugar and bring to boil, stirring often until blackberries are tender and you can mash them with spoon.
- Mix 1 Tbs water with 1 Tbs cornstarch and add to your blackberry mixture, reduce heat to simmer and stir and continue mashing blackberries until thickened. Set aside to cool.
- Once cooled mix your blackberry mixture, cream cheese, 1/2 cup remaining sugar and vanilla together until combined.
- Spread over bottom of 2 pie crusts until it reaches about 1/2" from edges.
- Place other 2 pie crusts on top of the blackberry mixture and using a fork, seal the edges shut.
- Mix together your egg wash ingredients and brush over tops of pies, then sprinkle with desired amount of decorators sugar.
- Bake in batches for about 15-20 minutes or until golden, remove from oven and let cool.
- Once cooled, slice down center and then into 1" strips.
- Mix together your dipping sauce ingredients, serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
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Diane
Could you use blueberries? I live in the desert and blackberries are rather scarce. These look awesome!
Tornadough Alli
Yes you should be able to swap with blueberries.
Margaret Bean
Hi! Was wondering what size pan did you use? And…can by any chance use frozen blackberries?
Tornadough Alli
Hi Margaret, I used an rimmed jelly roll pan that was 11.5″×15″. You can use that or a round pizza pan. I baked these in batches as only 1 would fit on a pan at one. You certainly can use frozen blackberries, they might just take a little longer reducing because of the added water from being frozen.
Karren Haller
These look so good, making my mouth water this morning.And I found your recipe featured on Houseful of Handmade! Would love to have you drop by and share on #OMHGWW
Hope you have a wonderful week!
Karren
Tornadough Alli
Thank you so much Karen! These were so great!
Jean | DelightfulRepast.com
Alli, we were both featured on the Wednesday Showcase! I love pie and all things pie-like, so I’d grab a couple of these any time of day! No dip for me, though, just the dippers (I always scrape off frosting!). Fruit and cream cheese means I could call these breakfast, too!
Tornadough Alli
These totally could be breakfast!!! Like a danish in pie stick form!
Frugal Hausfrau
Okay, so can you get better than pie? Clearly you have!!! Love this!!
Mollie
Tornadough Alli
Ha thanks Mollie. These are my type of pie for sure.
Pat Kull
Have you tried this with any other friut
Tornadough Alli
Hi Pat, unfortunately I haven’t tried it with any other fruits. I do use the method with raspberries so they should work. But other than that I haven’t tried with anything else.
Sue @ Frugal Gifts 2 Give
These look fabulous! My husband loves pie and I love blackberries! This being made with pie crust and blackberries is a win-win for us! Thanks for sharing on Saucy Saturdays!
Jennifer Dawn
These look scrumptious! We’d love to have you share this at our weekly link party. http://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2016/06/farmers-market-meals-and-little-bird.html Hope to see you there!
Carlee
Our blackberry bushes just so happen to be going nuts right now. This would be a fun way to use some up!! Great idea, Alli!