Ghost Hand Pies are one of those little treats made with ingredients you may already have in your pantry. A simple pastry dough that’s buttery and flaky and filled with your favorite jam. Baked to perfection and then glazed with a sugar glaze for that ghostly touch!
Halloween is such a perfect holiday to have fun with food. You can be whimsical, kooky or spooky! My Halloween Monster Cookies are a great place to start. These Ghost brownies are easy to make and are a crowd pleaser. If you like brownies then these Mummy Brownies are a must make. Would it be Halloween if I didn’t mention my oh so popular recipe for Feet Loaf? I think not.
Homemade Pop Tarts
I cannot claim that these are just like Pop Tarts, but better categorized as little hand pies. It’s a flaky crust that takes minutes to make and just about an hour to chill in the fridge.
Baking these are a breeze and you don’t even need a special cookie cuter for them. I simply used a cereal box to cut out the shape then used that as my template.
I also simply fill mine with my favorite raspberry jam. Technically not necessarily a fall flavor profile, but it’s really good. You could always use a nutella chocolate spread or maybe even a pumpkin butter.
How To Make Hand Pies
- Combine flour, sugar and salt in a food processor.
- Pulse for 10 seconds to combine.
- Add in 12 tablespoons of butter and pulse for another 30 seconds until butter is in small bits the size of a pea.
- With the food processor on, slowly drizzle in cold water.
- Mix until the dough comes together in a ball.
- Lightly roll out the dough between to pieces of parchment paper then wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
- Chill flat in the refrigerator for 1 hour up to 24 hours.
- When ready to bake, remove from the fridge and let it sit on the counter for 5 minutes.
- Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle 1/2 inch thick.
- Use homemade template to cut out 12 ghost shapes. You may need to reroll out the dough.
- Place 6 shapes onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Spoon about 1-2 tablespoons of jam into the center of the shape, keeping away from the edges.
- Top with a second dough shape and press down the edges with a fork to seal.
- Brush with egg wash and chill until oven is fully preheated.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or lightly golden brown.
- Cool completely before glazing.
- In a medium bowl whisk together powdered sugar and melted butter until smooth.
- Stir in corn syrup and milk if needed to thin out a little bit.
- Dip the top of the ghost into the glaze and let the excess drip off.
- Turn completely over and place back onto the baking sheet.
- Immediately top with two mini chocolate chip eyes.
- Let the glaze harden for 20 minutes before serving.
You must check out these fun fall recipes!
- Apple Cake with a Caramel Glaze
- Apple Tart
- Corn Chowder
- Stuffed Pumpkin
- Pumpkin Dip recipe by Oh So Delicioso
Halloween Ghost Hand Pies Recipe
Halloween Ghost Hand Pies
Ingredients
FOR PASTRY DOUGH
- 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- ▢1/4 tsp Kosher Salt
- ▢1 TBSP Granulated Sugar
- ▢12 TBSP Butter Cold and Diced
- ▢1/2 Cup Ice Cold Water
FOR FILLING
- 1 Cup Raspberry Jam
FOR GLAZE
- 2 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 2 TBSP Butter Melted
- 1 TBSP Corn Syrup
- 2 TBSP Milk If Needed
- Mini Chocolate Chips
Instructions
FOR PASTRY
- Combine flour, sugar and salt in a food processor.
- Pulse for 10 seconds to combine.
- Add in 12 tablespoons of butter and pulse for another 30 seconds until butter is in small bits the size of a pea.
- With the food processor on, slowly drizzle in cold water.
- Mix until the dough comes together in a ball.
- Lightly roll out the dough between to pieces of parchment paper then wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
- Chill flat in the refrigerator for 1 hour up to 24 hours.
- When ready to bake, remove from the fridge and let it sit on the counter for 5 minutes.
- Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle 1/2 inch thick.
- Use homemade template to cut out 12 ghost shapes. You may need to reroll out the dough.
- Place 6 shapes onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Spoon about 1-2 tablespoons of jam into the center of the shape, keeping away from the edges.
- Top with a second dough shape and press down the edges with a fork to seal.
- Brush with egg wash and chill until oven is fully preheated.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or lightly golden brown.
- Cool completely before glazing.
FOR GLAZE
- In a medium bowl whisk together powdered sugar and melted butter until smooth.
- Stir in corn syrup and milk if needed to thin out a little bit.
- Dip the top of the ghost into the glaze and let the excess drip off.
- Turn completely over and place back onto the baking sheet.
- Immediately top with two mini chocolate chip eyes.
- Let the glaze harden for 20 minutes before serving.
