Mini Pies

I saw these cute little pies on Pinterest today and decided to make them for dessert tonight. I made a variety of Peach, Strawberry & Apple Pies using organic ingredients. They turned out really cute. I used ready made crust, because I didn't have time to make the crust from scratch. They were all about the same base:

2 cups organic chopped fruit

1/4 cup organic sugar in the raw (brown sugar for apples)

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup organic butter

1 tbsp lemon/lime juice

1 tbsp coconut flour (for thickening)

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp cinnamon (apple pie space for apples)

First I cooked the fruit fillings (in 3 separate pots) with all the ingredients until the fruit was soft and the sauce was thickened. Then I used a drink shaker to cut out the bottom piece of the pie and then a drinking cup for the top pieces. Brush an egg wash (1 egg + 1 tbsp water) inside the pie on the shell to help keep it from getting soggy during cooking, and then brush it on top of the outer crust. Fill pie shell with fruit mixture. I didn't have any small cookie cutters so I had to free hand the designs for the top with a paring knife. I used refined coconut oil to coat my muffin pan so I cooked the pies at 365 degrees since that's the highest heat the coconut oil can take. They cooked for 18 minutes. They were pretty tasty :)