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December 30, 2014Updated: April 27, 2022

Cranberry Pie Bites (or How To Use Up Leftover Cranberry Sauce)

Tired of the holidays yet? Me neither! Tired of leftovers? Um, yeah – I think I’m ready to move on from all the holiday eats, but first I want to share these cranberry pie bites with you…

Cranberry Pie Bites

You see, these are made with leftover cranberry sauce from our Christmas dinner. I don’t know how I’ve gone this long without making these – it never occurred to me that the same cranberry sauce we serve with our turkey can be baked up in pie form. How did I not figure this out sooner?

On Christmas my mom and I made the cranberry sauce using the recipe on the back of the cranberry package – I think we doctored it up a bit with citrus and a few other things, but it’s all a little hazy thanks to the mimosas we drank while cooking up dinner. We all enjoyed the sauce on our turkey and then a couple days later I made these cute little cranberry pie bites. They’re so simple you don’t need a recipe – Here’s how you make them!

How to Make Cranberry Pie Bites

  • Cut out 3 1/2 inch pie dough rounds – I used premade pie dough.
  • Brush the edges with egg wash
  • Spoon about 1 teaspoon of cranberry sauce on the dough (just off from the center),
  • Fold one side of the dough over, press the seams together, and crimp the edges with a fork.
  • Brush the tops with more egg wash, cut little steam vents in the top of each one, and dust the tops with some granulated sugar.
  • Bake at 425 degrees for 12-15 minutes. That’s it!

I love the tartness of the cranberries and the little bit of red that peeks through the crust. I also love that they’re mini-sized – it’s all the best things about pie in one or two bites. Although, we ate all of these so it was sort of like we shared one big pie, but somehow it doesn’t seem as bad. Miniature food is good like that.

More Easy Dessert Recipes

Molten Chocolate Mug Cake

Cranberry-Apple Crisp

Chocolate Chip Brownies


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About April Anderson

I’m a passionate home cook, cookbook author, recipe developer, freelance writer, food photographer, and dog mom ❤ I garnish (almost) everything with parsley and believe you can make deliciously amazing dishes with everyday ingredients.

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Comments

  1. Shannon {Cozy Country Living} says

    January 6, 2015 at 10:57 am

    April these look delicious! My family would just love them. Thanks so much for sharing these at the Project Parade! Hope to see you there again tonight:)

    Reply
    • April says

      January 6, 2015 at 7:30 pm

      Thanks, Shannon! Love the Project Parade 🙂

      Reply
  2. Matea says

    January 4, 2015 at 4:27 pm

    How cute! And “pie bites” means I don’t have to share, right? 🙂

    Reply
    • April says

      January 4, 2015 at 7:29 pm

      Sharing not required – or encouraged ;)!

      Reply
  3. Dini @ Giramuk's Kitchen says

    January 4, 2015 at 11:04 am

    Wow! These look amazing! I love fruit pies especially with a beautiful tart fruit like cranberries! I have to give these a try 🙂

    Reply
    • April says

      January 4, 2015 at 7:29 pm

      Thanks! They are tasty 🙂

      Reply
  4. Patty Gale says

    January 3, 2015 at 10:28 pm

    Oh my goodness, these look absolutely delicious! I’m all out of cranberries now, but will definitely have to try these. Visiting from Sits Saturday sharefest and following your other SM places, too. (Not a stalker, I promise!)

    Reply
    • April says

      January 4, 2015 at 10:54 am

      Thanks for stopping by, Patty! Will be sure to follow you, too 🙂

      Reply
  5. Shanna @basilico.no says

    January 1, 2015 at 7:08 pm

    I love, love, love your foodphotography! Will definitely try your recipes too!

    Happy new year 😀

    Reply
    • April says

      January 1, 2015 at 7:57 pm

      Happy New Year to you, too! Thanks for stopping by 🙂

      Reply
  6. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says

    December 31, 2014 at 6:31 pm

    Man oh man, I’ve never had a cranberry pie but I can already feel the tartness in my mouth. LOL I must have one of these!

    Happy New Year!

    Reply
  7. Rosemary @anitalianinmykitchen says

    December 31, 2014 at 5:06 am

    Hi April, wow these look so good, I wish I could get cranberries here! Happy New Year!

    Reply
    • April says

      December 31, 2014 at 9:23 am

      No cranberries in Italy is a sad thing! I guess getting to live in Italy makes up for it 🙂 Happy New Year to you, too!

      Reply

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