Jack-o’-Lantern Ham and Cheese Pies
There’s just a couple of days left until Halloween and I’ve got one more recipe to squeeze in for you! How fun are these Jack-o’-Lantern Ham and Cheese Pies?!
Last year, I made the jack-o’-lantern quesadillas and had the idea this year to make these hand pies!
These are generally pretty simple to make. The part that takes the longest is “carving” the jack-o’-lantern into the pie crusts. If you trust your kiddos with a serrated knife, they can help with this one!
I absolutely took a short cut with these guys by using store-bought pie crusts. You are obviously free to make your own pie crusts if you’d prefer, but the store-bought saves so much time!
One thing to note about this recipe is that the size of the cookie cutter that you use will obviously dictate how many pies you can get out of this recipe. In the photos in this post, I used a pumpkin cookie cutter that was almost 6-inches. I recommend using larger cutters if you want to make pies that are about the size of a sandwich.
If you’d rather serve these as an appetizer or small bite, then you can certainly use smaller cutters. You will just use smaller pieces of ham and cheese, and in addition, less baking time.
The trick with these guys is that you need to cover the cheese the best you can with the ham slices and to seal the sides carefully to hold that cheese in the pie while they are baking. As you can see from my photos, I did have some cheese leakage, but it wasn’t very much. But, this is why you must first layer the cheese THEN the ham slices on top, otherwise, the cheese will ooze out of the pie.
I am loving these pies for a fun Halloween lunch or a quick and easy dinner served with some cozy tomato soup before trick-or-treating!
A fun and festive Halloween appetizer or lunch!
Jack-o'-Lantern Ham and Cheese Pies
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10
Serving Size:
1 pie (if divided into 10)
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 191Total Fat: 13.7gSaturated Fat: 7.5gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 603mgCarbohydrates: 4.2gFiber: .4gSugar: .2gProtein: 12.8g
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