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Bowl of diced fresh peaches for air fryer peach hand pie filling

Air Fryer Peach Hand Pies

5 from 4 votes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Rest Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 32 minutes
Servings: 8 Servings

Description

Flaky air fryer peach hand pies filled with fresh, jammy peach pie filling and cooked to golden in about 12 minutes. No oven required — with a canned pie filling shortcut for busy days.

Ingredients 

For the pies:

  • 2 sheets refrigerated pie dough, thawed
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, for the work surface
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon milk
  • 1 tablespoon turbinado, or demerara sugar, optional

For the peach filling:

  • 5 peaches, peeled, pitted, and diced small
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Make the Filling

  • Wash, peel, pit, and dice the peaches into ¼-inch cubes.
  • Gently toss the peaches with the granulated sugar in a medium bowl. Cover and let sit 1 hour to release their juices.
  • Drain the juice into a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Whisk in the cornstarch, cinnamon, and salt until fully smooth.
  • Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until it begins to simmer. Continue stirring 2–3 minutes until thickened into a syrup.
  • Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice, almond extract, and vanilla.
  • Fold the syrup back into the peaches and cool completely.

Preheat

  • Preheat the air fryer to 350°F for 3–5 minutes.
  • Lightly spray the basket or line with perforated parchment.

Assemble

  • Whisk the egg and milk together for the egg wash.
  • Unroll the pie dough on a lightly floured surface. Cut each sheet in half horizontally and vertically to make 4 rectangles per sheet, 8 total.
  • Brush the edges of each rectangle with egg wash.
  • Spoon 1 to 1½ tablespoons of cooled filling onto one half, leaving a ¼-inch border.
  • Fold the dough over, press the edges together with your fingers, then crimp with a fork.
  • Cut two ½-inch steam vents in the top of each pie.
  • Brush the tops with egg wash and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.

Air Fry

  • Arrange in a single layer with 1 inch between pies, working in batches.
  • Cook at 350°F for 10–15 minutes, flipping once at the halfway point, until golden and flaky.
  • Cool 5 minutes before serving — the filling is very hot.

Equipment

  • Cooking Spray
  • Parchment Paper, optional

Notes

Shortcut: substitute one 21-ounce can peach pie filling for the peaches, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt, and lemon juice. Stir the extracts into the canned filling.
  • Don't skip the steam vents; they're what keep the pies from bursting.
  • Cool the filling completely before assembling or the pastry will go soft.
  • Store cooled pies airtight in the refrigerator 4–5 days. Reheat at 325°F for 3–4 minutes.
  • Freeze cooked pies up to 1 month, or freeze assembled unbaked pies and cook from frozen at 350°F for 15–18 minutes.

 

Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 116kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 59mgPotassium: 128mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 341IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg