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    Urban Bliss Life » All Recipes » Dessert Recipes » Pie-Making Party: Pies in a jar recipes

    Published: November 16, 2012 / Updated: June 1, 2021 by Marlynn Jayme Schotland · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Pie-Making Party: Pies in a jar recipes

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    Pies-in-a-jar. They are so adorable, I can't stand it. Thankfully, they are also the tastiest. They make excellent holiday gifts, and they are also a fun dessert to serve at dinner parties.

    Yesterday, I shared tips for how to host your own mini pies-in-a-jar pie-making party.

    Today, I am excited to share the recipes that we used to make three different kinds of pies-in-a-jar:

    Mini Pecan Pies-in-a-Jar

    Mini Berry Pies-in-a-Jar

    Mini Apple Crumb Pies-in-a-Jar

    mini berry pies in a jar mini pecan pies in a jar mini apple pies in a jar recipes

    While theoretically you can take any pie recipe and adapt it to a mini pies-in-a-jar recipe, the one type of pie I would advise against if your intention is to freeze the pies, is pumpkin. Pumpkin pies typically do not do well frozen in these mini jars and then baked. Rumor has it, the filling just doesn't hold.  You can try it with a frozen pumpkin cheesecake or pumpkin mousse recipe and see if that would work. If you do, come back and let me know!

    You will need Adobe PDF Acrobat to download and open the printable recipe cards. You can download Adobe Acrobat for free online.

    Mini Pecan Pies-in-a-Jar 

    I love pecan pie because it can so easily be adjusted for any occasion. I frequently make mini pecan tartlets for the holidays, since full pies tend to be so heavy. These pecan pies-in-a-jar are just the perfect size! You don't need to chop the pecans too much, just a coarse chopping will do.

    mini pies in a jar pecan pie recipes

    The pecan pies-in-a-jar filling is fast and easy to put together. These pies do not need a crust topping, as the sugar caramelizes beautifully with the pecans for a delicious topping of sorts.

    mini pies in a jar pecan pie recipes

    Click here to download the Mini Pecan Pies-in-a-Jar Recipe Card

    Mini Berry Pies-in-a-Jar

    You can truly use whatever berries you have on hand, whether fresh or frozen. We have many bags of frozen blueberries and raspberries from our berry picking adventures at local farms over the summer, so that's what we used and what I listed in the recipe. However, feel free to add or sub strawberries, blackberries, Marionberries, you name it.

    Mini berry pies in a jar

    Mini Berry Pies in a Jar

    Click here to download the Mini Berry Pies-in-a-Jar Recipe Card

    Mini Apple Crumb Pies-in-a-Jar  

    While I am normally a fan of experimenting and substituting ingredients, you will not want to sub the Granny Smith apples for any other kind of apple here. I'm pretty insistent that is the only apple that will hold up well in this recipe.

    However, you can feel free to mix up the crumb topping. You can omit the oats or add more oats, or even add more holiday spices if you wish.

    mini apple crumb pies in a jar
    Mini Apple Crumb Pies in a Jar

    Click here to download the Mini Apple Crumb Pies-in-a-Jar Recipe Card

    These mini pies-in-a-jar are truly perfect for gift-giving! Just freeze until you are ready to give, then instruct the recipients to freeze until they are ready to bake their pies, or they can refrigerate and bake them within a few days. You should place the jars onto a baking sheet and then place into a 375 degree oven for approximately 50-60 minutes; if you are concerned about placing the frozen jars directly into a preheated oven, you can always place them into a cold oven and then turn the heat to 375 degrees (this is what I listed on the recipe cards).

    mini pies in a jar pie recipes

    If you are giving these as gifts, you can easily dress these up with labels, gift tags, pretty ribbon, or even place a square of fabric over the pie before covering with the lid.

    For my first ever holiday pie-making party, I would call this one a success. It was so much fun, it gave me much needed time with friends, and we ended up with about 6 delicious pies each to enjoy or give away for others to enjoy.

    Will you host a pie making party? What kinds of pies would you make or do you make regularly for the holidays? 

    Get the mini jars that I used for this mini pie making party online. 

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      1. Marlynn Jayme Schotland says

        January 31, 2017 at 4:24 pm

        Hi Chavie, thanks for the comment! I designed the recipe cards for download but not the tags - those I just made once and don't have a printable download for them. Sorry about that!

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      2. Chavie says

        January 31, 2017 at 8:54 am

        These are adorable and I would love to make them! Where do you get the labels that ties around them? Is it possible if you can post that? Thank you!

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      3. Marlynn Jayme Schotland says

        October 09, 2015 at 9:52 am

        Cassie, that is so thoughtful of you to do for your friend! These will last only if they can be frozen, but they won't keep at room temperature for that long. If you freeze them and mail them in well-packed food-safe freezer packs, and someone receiving them can place them immediately into the freezer, they will keep in a freezer for up to three months, usually.

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      4. Cassie Campiotti says

        October 08, 2015 at 2:51 pm

        A friend of mine is over seas and wont be home for thanks giving so i was planning on sending him and his buddies some treats. Would these keep (prebaked) til they got to him. It'll be about 2 weeks from time sent til it gets to him.

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      5. Marlynn Jayme Schotland says

        January 21, 2014 at 10:43 am

        Oh that makes me so happy to hear! Thank you Paige! :)

        Reply
      6. Paige says

        January 21, 2014 at 10:05 am

        You are my new favorite blog - really fantastic

        Reply
      7. Steph says

        July 30, 2013 at 4:09 pm

        Could I freeze these after they were made? I'm thinking about using them for my wedding favors.

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        • Marlynn Jayme Schotland says

          July 31, 2013 at 8:38 am

          Hi Steph! I haven't done that myself, but I have read other food sites where people have full baked pies and then put them in the freezer. These would make such cute wedding favors - great idea! You could also freeze them without baking, then take them out the day before the wedding and hand them out as favors with instructions for folks to refrigerate and bake them within a few days.

      8. Kimberly says

        November 16, 2012 at 4:07 pm

        Marlylnn, thank you for including me in your mini pie making adventure, it was a blissful morning with my favorite ladies! Your attention to the small details made it such a great event, I think pie-making parties are brilliant and should be on everybody's holiday agenda. I can't wait to make up a bunch of these pies for gifts, they're perfect!

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        • Marlynn Jayme Schotland says

          November 19, 2012 at 6:01 pm

          Thanks so much, Kimberly, for participating in what I think might become an annual tradition!

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