pumpkin pocket pies

(4 ratings)
Recipe by
Malinda Coletta
North Providence, RI

I had some leftover pumpkin so I whipped this together on a whim and it came out just great. These are not as sweet as a pumpkin pie - but quite tasty! Taste the filling and add sugar if you want something sweeter!

(4 ratings)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For pumpkin pocket pies

  • 1
    sheet puff pastry
  • 1
    egg
  • 1 1/2 c
    pumpkin, canned or cooked
  • 1/2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp
    ginger powder
  • 1/4 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1/2 c
    evaporated milk
  • 1/4 c
    sugar (or more if you want more sweetness)

How To Make pumpkin pocket pies

  • 1
    Defrost puff pastry. preheat oven to 350F
  • 2
    Mix, egg, sugar, pumpkin, evaporated milk and spices together. Taste... if you want it sweeter adjust your sugar. Put in a pie dish and place in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven stir and place in fridge.
  • 3
    Raise the temp of your oven to 425F. While pumpkin is cooling off in the fridge rollout your puff pastry and cut into 6 5 1/2 inch circles. You may need to patch the last few together. Place the circles on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • 4
    Remove cooled pumpkin from fridge and spoon out equal portions on to half the puff pastry circles. Fold over and seal by pressing the tines of a fork around the edges.
  • 5
    Place in a 425F oven for 18 minutes.

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