You Won’t Need to Mine Any Pumpkins for These Pies

Hey y’all! The holiday season is upon us and I don’t know about you, but I already have a million things to do! Just a quick and easy dessert to bring to a holiday party or just to surprise your kids! My guys and I are HUGE Minecraft fans. We have been known to spend a Sunday or two with the 4 screen split just hammering and building the day away. I love watching the kids use their imagination when it comes to Minecraft. It’s definitely one of those games I don’t mind saying YES to play! I decided to whip up a little something that is actually found in the game and kind of resembles the 8-bit Minecraft look. These mini pumpkin pies turned out perfect!

Ingredients:

• 2 Refrigerated Pie Crusts
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice
• 2 large eggs
• 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin
• 1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
• 2 refrigerated pie crusts

Directions:

• Prep your pie mix.
  • Mix sugar, salt, & spices in a small bowl.
  • In a large bowl, beat eggs.
  • Stir in pumpkin & sugar mixture to the large bowl.
  • Gradually add evaporated milk.
  • Once fully mixed, set aside.

• Preheat oven to 425°
• Roll out the pie crust. Use a round cookie cutter, drinking glass, or plastic bowl to cut out your mini pies.
• Place circles into muffin pan.
• Pour pie mix into pie shells.

• For the toppings, I rolled out the scraps and used a pizza cutter to cut out blocks.
• Randomly place the blocks on each pie
• Bake at 425° for 15 minutes.
• Lower temperature to 350 and bake for another 30-40 minutes until done. Let cool.

Notes:

• You need the dough to be slightly larger than the muffin pan so it fits up the side. You may have to gather and roll out your dough scraps to get enough.
• Two pie crusts were enough for 12 mini pies and the block toppings.
• While baking, they puffed up quite a bit and I got so nervous the pie would actually swallow the block toppings, but once they cooled and everything settled down, they looked great.
• These would be VERY easy to customize with tiny cookie cutters to make your own pie crust topping. I think the random blocks turned out super cute and BONUS they taste amazing! An easy and fun way to dress up a plain pumpkin pie!

 I hope you try these mini pies to kick off your holiday baking! Whether your family is into Minecraft or not, these are a great treat for any villager!

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