Air Fryer Hand Pies Recipe - S'Mores, Blueberry, Caramel Apple, Cherry (2024)

FAQs

What is the best temperature to cook a fruit pie at? ›

1. Preheat the oven to the temperature that your recipe recommends. Most fruit pies bake at a temperature between 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Some recipes call for baking the pie in a 450 degree F oven to begin with, then turning down the oven to about 350 degrees F.

Cook Your Frozen Pie

Gently place the frozen pie into the preheated air fryer basket. Make sure it's centered and not touching the sides. Adjust the cooking time depending on the size and type of pie. A general guideline is to cook it for 30 minutes at the preheated temperature.

I do not usually par-bake my fruit pie crusts - this is because with a fresh fruit filling (or even with a cooked fruit filling such as my apple pie or my blueberry crostata), the pie has long enough in the oven that it gives the crust enough time to crisp up properly, removing the need for blind baking.

A partial or whole pie can also be reheated in an air-fryer—be sure the pie is sitting in a heatproof pie plate and is able to lay flat in the frying basket; air-fry the pie at 325 degrees and start at ten minutes before checking the pie. Continue in about five minute increments as needed.

You do not need to pre-bake a pie crust for an apple pie or any baked fruit pie really, but we do freeze the dough to help it stay put. Pre-baking the pie crust is only required when making a custard pie OR when making a fresh fruit pie. you should probably get: Pie weights are super helpful to have for pre-baking.

Place the pie on a parchment-lined baking sheet (to catch any drips), and put the pie and baking sheet onto the lowest rack of your oven. Bake the pie for 20 minutes, then lower the temperature to 350°F and bake for an additional 60 minutes, until the filling is bubbly and the crust is golden brown.

Frozen fruit should work fine in anything baked or cooked. Keep in mind that some recipes may require additional thickener to balance the extra juice. Rinse frozen fruit to prevent colors from bleeding. Thaw frozen fruit first if what you're making has a short baking or cooking time.

In a conventional oven our pies need cooking for 20-25 minutes, while in an air fryer at 180 degrees 13-16minutes should do it nicely!

Foil is safe to use in an air fryer so long as you follow three basic rules: never let foil touch the heating element; make sure the foil is weighted so it doesn't blow around the basket; and avoid contact with acidic ingredients, which can cause the foil to leach onto your food.

You then either bake the filled pie again to cook the filling, OR serve immediately if the filling does not need to be cooked. There are many good reasons why you should pre bake pie crust. However, I like to pre bake pie crust because doing so keeps the crust crispy and prevents the bottom from getting soggy.

How do you know when blueberry pie is done? ›

A fruit pie is ready to be pulled from the oven when its juices are bubbling in the center of the pie, not just the sides! Especially if it is a very juicy pie, make sure those bubbles are have a slower, thick appearance to them, as opposed to the faster, more watery bubbles that appear on the edges of a pie at first.

But the one surefire way to make certain your pie's crust will be golden brown, crisp, and delicious — just as appealing as its filling — is to prebake it. That's right: bake the bottom crust first, before adding the filling.

To cook the perfect pie, when cooked from frozen we found a setting of 190c cooked for approximately 35 minutes worked very well and we would highly recommend these machines for cooking many foods, but especially our pies!

Fiona says air-fried pies will work well, but because there is no bottom heating element, you may not get a crisp brown base. You'll also only have space to cook one or two at a time, but it will be faster than waiting for your oven to warm up. Air-frying a pie will be quicker than an oven.

Whilst you are brushing pies put your air fryer on to 200 degrees Celsius for a few minutes (bake function). Add your pies to the basket. Drop temperature to 160 degrees Celsius allow pies to bake for 10 minutes, then turn up to 200 degrees and bake for another 5-7 minutes until puffed up and crispy.

Bake the pie for about 20 minutes and then reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Continue to bake the pie for about 35 - 45 minutes or until the crust is a deep golden brown color and the juices are bubbling and thick.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

If your recipe doesn't have instructions and you're wondering how long to pre bake the pie, here's what I do: I pre bake the prepped pie crust at 350°F. If the crust is homemade from scratch, I pre bake for 35 minutes. If the crust is store-bought, I pre bake for 30 minutes.

Pre-heat the oven to 180 ºC / 350ºF / Gas Mark 4. Place pies on a baking tray and cover with foil, this stops the pie tops from burning. Place in the oven for 20 minutes.