Spooky and Sweet: Easy Spicy Chocolate Halloween Hand Pies

It’s Halloween season, yall! It’s also the beginning of the most festive 3 months of the year. Starting this season off with a spooky, yet sweet and festive Halloween treat. We are taking a traditional hand pie but with an eerie twist by cutting them into fun Halloween shapes that everyone in the family can join in on the fun. I also added a twist to the classic chocolate pie flavor by using a chili chocolate to spice things up a bit for this ghoulish holiday. If you are looking for Halloween Chocolate Desserts or Homemade Halloween Treats, then look no further by making this Spicy Chocolate Halloween Hand Pies Recipe.

See Below for Step x Step Instructions (including pictures) on how to make these Easy Spicy Chocolate Halloween Hand Pies!

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Ingredients For Easy Spicy Chocolate Halloween Hand Pies:

• Pre-make Pie Dough (or make your own)
• Dark Chili Chocolate (I used Moser Roth)
• Eggs
• Milk
• Sugar
• Butter
• Vanilla
• Flour
• Salt
• Halloween Shaped Cookie Cutters (I used a pumpkin and ghost shape)

Supplies for Halloween Hand Pies:

Instructions for Easy Spicy Chocolate Halloween Hand Pies:

STEP 1: Add sugar, cornstarch and salt to saucepan and whisk together.
STEP 2:Add eggs and milk and whisk to combine.
STEP 3: Stir mixture over medium heat until it barely comes to a boil and becomes thicker, 6-8 minutes.

STEP 4: Once it becomes thick like pudding, remove from heat.
STEP 5: Add the spicy chocolate, vanilla and butter and stir until combined and smooth. Allow to cool a bit.
STEP 6: Roll out your pie dough on a lightly floured surface.

STEP 7: Using your cookie cutters, cut your pie dough into pumpkin or ghost shapes.
STEP 8: Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
STEP 9: Roll out you second sheet of dough and cut the same shapes. Use a knife to to cute jack-o-lantern faces and a pastry tip to add eyes for ghosts.
STEP 10: Add a tablespoon or so of the chocolate pudding mixture to each pie shape on the cookie sheet. Repeat until each shape has pudding.

STEP 11: Add the other cut shapes on top of each shape on the cookie sheet.
STEP 12: Press around the edges with a fork to seal each pie.
STEP 13: Brush top of each pie with an egg wash.
STEP 14: Bake at 450 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until it starts to brown around the edges.

Why Spicy Chocolate Hand Pies for Halloween?

Cutting your pre-made pie dough into cute Halloween-themed shapes takes classic hand pie recipe and makes it the perfect Homemade Halloween treat to serve at your spooky bash or even pass out in the neighborhood. Using a rich chocolate filling makes for perfect flavor on this candy-themed holiday and mixing in the chili dark chocolate adds a spicy bite that work perfectly for this festive day.

Tips for Easy Spicy Chocolate Halloween Hand Pies:

1. Use a small paring knife to cut out a jack o’ lantern face of your pumpkin shaped pie.
2. I used the tip of a small piping tip to make the eyes in the ghost shapes.
3. You can use any Halloween themes shaped like bats, black cats, or witch hat.
4. If you can’t find dark chili chocolate, you can use regular chocolate and add in 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne or chili powder.

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