Cutie Pie Pops for Valentine’s Day! These adorable treats on a stick are stuffed with Valentine M&M’s.
This must be the week for cute desserts! Yesterday’s post was for Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups and today we’ve got Cutie Pie Pops. After looking over my most popular posts from the past year, I realized that 2 of the posts were pie pops and promised to make some more soon. Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse for making cute, sweet treats! It took me a while to decide what filling to put in the pie pops. The most obvious choice would be something pink or red. I thought about using jelly but my kids only like grape jelly. While walking around Target, we spotted the Valentine M&M’s and decided to use them to fill the Cutie Pie Pops.
Unroll 2 Pillsbury refrigerated pie crusts on silicone mat and cut out eight 2 1/2 inch shapes from each pie crust (I used a cookie cutter with a scalloped edge: Blossom Nesting Metal Cutters) so that you have a total of 16 circles. I had to knead and re-roll the scraps to get 8 out of each crust.
Place 8 of the cutouts on a silicon baking mat or parchment paper lined baking sheet. Pile about 8 M&M’s into the center of eight of the circles. Position a lollipop stick so that the top reaches the center of the circle and gently press it into the dough.
Gently flatten the remaining 8 pie crust dough circles so that they are a little bigger. Place them over the M&M’s. Use a fork to crimp the edges together. Brush lightly with a beaten egg white.
Bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
Melt 2 ounces of vanilla CandiQuik or white chocolate chips. Frost the tops of the pie pops with the vanilla candy coating and top with sprinkles.
My kids think they taste better when they are warm so feel free to put the Cutie Pie Pops in the microwave for a few seconds to warm them up before eating them.
Cutie Pie Pops
Ingredients
- 2 refridgerated pie crusts, I used Pillsbury
- 1 cup Valentine M&M's
- 1 egg white beaten
- 2 oz vanilla CandiQuik or white chocolate chips
- pink and red sprinkles
- 8 lollipop sticks
Instructions
- Unroll 2 Pillsbury pie crust dough on silicone mat and cut out eight 2 1/2 inch circles from pie crust so that you have a total of 16 circles. I had to knead and re-roll the scraps to get 8 out of each crust.
- Place 8 of the cutouts on a silicon baking mat or parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Pile about 8 M&M’s into the center of the cutouts.
- Position a lollipop stick so that the top reaches the center of the circle and gently press it into the dough.
- Gently flatten the remaining 8 pie crust dough circles so that they are a little bigger.
- Place them over the M&M’s.
- Use a fork to crimp the edges together.
- Brush lightly with a beaten egg white.
- Bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
- Melt 2 ounces of vanilla CandiQuik or white chocolate chips.
- Frost the pie pops with the vanilla candy coating and top with sprinkles.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
katerine says
how do you stop the lolly stick from melting in the oven?
Tonia says
The sticks are made of tightly rolled paper so they don’t melt! ๐
charlene says
This was so fun & easy to make. I used leftover mnm easter candies & pre-made pie crusts. I just used a 2 in circle cookie cutter. They turned out cute! Thanks!
Tina says
Can raw cookie dough be used instead of pie dough. Just wondering if it would work the same?
Tonia says
Hi Tina,
I’m not sure. We made cookies pops at our Valentine’s Day party https://www.thegunnysack.com/2014/02/chocolate-peanut-butter-cookie-cups-pillsbury-valentines-making-party.html and they turned great. But they started out small and spread. I would love to hear how they turn out if you try it!
~Tonia
michael says
Oh wow, my daughters would love these! ๐ Using peanut butter cups sounds really delicious. This is something the girls can do that would be fun for them.
check out my site, recent post: Strawberry Pie
Michael ๐
Tonia says
So true! Kids love getting involved in the kitchen. Happy Baking!
Zahira says
If I don’t want to use the pie crust what would be a good alternative?
Jacinta says
In Australia what is the pastry you could use…puff?? Not sure what equates to the Pillsbury mentioned
Tonia says
The Pillsbury product I used is for a pie crust. It is premade and ready-to-use but you could make a pie crust at home and get the same results. I’ve never tried using a puff pastry but it might be delicious!
Sarah-Jayne says
Short crust pastry seems to be closer than puff pastry. Puff pastry is more flaky. When making pies shortcrust gets used for the base and puff pastry for the top. Puff pastry for the base can end up soggy. Blind baking is used with short crust pastry but only necessary with larger pies to ensure it cooks right through. Filo pastry is another option. Depends on your taste. Hope this helps.
yvette david says
These are very cute but how did you get the petal shapes on them?
Tonia says
Hi Yvette,
My cookie cutter has a scalloped edge on it. I will add a link to the blog post. Thank you!
~Tonioa
Anne says
Those are so cute! I may have to make some for my daughter’s class!!
Tonia says
Thanks Anne! They would love it!
Chela says
They are so cute, I am wondering the lollipop sticks did not burn in the oven? Are they special sticks
Tonia says
Hi Chela,
I’ve never had an issue with them burning but if you are concerned I would suggest using a wooden popsicle stick instead! Happy baking!
~Tonia
Laura Perry says
Too adorable! Thanks!! ๐
Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling says
These are adorable….would be perfect for a kids’ party or as a gift!
Jenn @ Deliciously Sprinkled says
Tonia, these are so cute!! I love that you used V-Day M&Ms inside the cutie pie pops ๐
Tonia says
Thank you, Jenn!
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
These are so cute Tonia! Love them!
Tonia says
Thanks Julie!
kelly says
I love how adorable these pie pops are Tonia! What a great idea to put M&M’s inside – these are just perfect for Valentine’s Day ๐ Love them!
irmina says
Muy buenas ideas, me gustan.
Tonia says
ยกGracias! Estoy tan feliz de que hayas venido!
Stephanie Pass says
Those are absolutely adorable! Such a cute idea! Wouldn’t that be a great idea for Valentine’s for school? My daughter would probably love that! Definitely pinning and hoping to make them soon!
Tonia says
Thank you! Yes! Unfortunately, our schools don’t allow homemade treats due to allergies and whatnot! ๐
Jane's Adventures in Dinner says
Clever! These are just so adorable, FABULOUS pictures BTW
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says
These are so freakin cute Tonia! Just so adorable I can’t even stand it!
Sarah @ Miss Candiquik says
I need to make these asap. I bought one of those “pie pop” makers and NEVER used it and apparently didn’t really need it, lol.
Lisa@ Creative Raisins says
Okay first of all those are too darn cute and look so yummy. I would have never thought to put M&M’s inside. I have tried to make these once and they certainly didn’t turn out that good. ๐
Tonia says
Thanks Lisa! Yeah, M&M’s were perfect because I got the pink/red color and I got the chocolate!
Anna Bennett says
Tonia,
Your Cutie Pie Pops are so cute & & so easy to make.I have got to have my daughter & granddaughter help me make them next month for my Sunday School Class at Church.
Now I have a question that I hope that you can help me with. I got an e-mail from Zip List yesterday for Apple Pie Pull Apart Bread. It looks really awesome,but the Recipe wasn’t there. Could you please get it for your readers & send it to us? PLEASE???? :}
Tonia says
Hi Anna,
Your granddaughter would love making these! Great idea! Okay, as far as the recipe goes, I didn’t get the email so I am not sure which one. Unfortunately, I can’t send out another blogger’s recipe to my readers, but I can post a link to a couple of them here.
http://www.thecomfortofcooking.com/2013/09/apple-pie-pull-apart-bread-with-vanilla-glaze.html
http://www.heathersfrenchpress.com/2013/09/apple-pie-pull-apart-bread.html
Is it either one of those?
~Tonia
Beth @ bethcakes says
Oh gosh, these are just too cute! I never would have thought to put just M&M in them, but I love that idea! ๐
Michelle Paige says
Love that you put M&M’s inside! So cute!