Skull Cherry Pies – the perfect, gory but sweet Halloween dessert that is perfect for ending a Halloween themed dinner! Made with pie crust and canned cherry pie filling, this dessert couldn’t be easier!
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These cherry pies have been made with a Halloween twist! We’re making simple cherry pies that look like skulls and they’ll be a hit on your Halloween dessert table this year.
Ingredients For Skull Cherry Pies:
- refrigerated pie crust
- cherry pie filling
- Skull Pan
Ingredient amounts and entire recipe directions in recipe card below with print option!
Can I Use Homemade Cherry Pie Filling?
I haven’t made this recipe using homemade cherry pie filling but it should work! You may just want to add some red food coloring to really make it pop like the canned cherry pie filling.
The bright read looks really spooky coming from the “broken” skulls.
Where To Get A Skull Pie Mold:
I bought this particular mold from amazon (You can find the skull mold here), but I’ve also seen skull baking molds at places like Target, Walmart and even at the Dollar Tree this year!
How To Make Skull Cherry Pies:
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Wash and clean the skull mold . Make sure to dry it well.
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Roll out the store bought pie crust and cut into 4 even pieces. Take 1 part of the pie crust and press it down into the skull mold, leaving some of the pie dough overlapping.
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Fill the mold with 1/2 cup canned cherry pie filling.
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Pull pie dough back over to cover filling. Press down on skull.
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Pop into a preheated oven for about 25 minutes or until pie dough it done. I know the box says 15 minutes but we don’t want the bottom of the pie dough to be raw and if we don’t cook it long enough the cherry pie filling will make the bottom dough soggy.
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Let cherry pies rest in skull mold for 5 minutes, flip out of mold and serve.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
You probably can but I haven’t tired this recipe or skull mold with homemade crust.
You can really use any skull mold for these Cherry Pie Skulls but the one I used is this Skull Mold here from Amazon.
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Skull Cherry Pies
Skull Cherry Pies – the perfect, gory but sweet Halloween dessert that is perfect for ending a Halloween themed dinner! Made with pie crust and canned cherry pie filling, this dessert couldn’t be easier!
Ingredients
- 1 box rolled refrigerated pie crust
- 21 oz can cherry pie filling
- Skull Pan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F.
- Wash and clean the skull mold . Make sure to dry it well.
- Roll out the store bought pie crust and cut into 4 even pieces. Take 1 part of the pie crust and press it down into the skull mold, leaving some of the pie dough overlapping.
- Fill the mold with 1/2 cup canned cherry pie filling.
- Pull pie dough back over to cover filling. Press down on skull.
- Pop into a preheated oven for about 25 minutes or until pie dough it done. I know the box says 15 minutes but we don’t want the bottom of the pie dough to be raw and if we don’t cook it long enough the cherry pie filling will make the bottom dough soggy.
- Let cherry pies rest in skull mold for 5 minutes, flip out of mold and serve.
Notes
I used Pillsbury™ refrigerated Pie Crust for this recipe
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1 pieAmount Per Serving: Calories: 367Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 207mgCarbohydrates: 63gFiber: 2gSugar: 2gProtein: 3g
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
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#HalloweenTreatsWeek is a yearly Halloween blogging event that is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife . This event is an online, week-long event that is filled with some amazingly wicked Halloween treats and recipes from some fantastic Halloween loving bloggers!
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OMG, for such a simple treat, these are especially horrifying with the bloody mouths! 10/10 for spooky goodness!