I’m not going to beat around the bush with this post, I’m jumping right into it. This is how you make an EASY dessert without a recipe.
You’ll need your favorite pie base. I used a box. Watch out world, I used a BOX. Such is life.
Once the mix is made up, a large mason jar lid is the perfect size to cut circles out for the muffin/cupcake pan you need to use.
Ok this next step, is critical. Let me repeat I DID NOT use a recipe, so you must go slow and don’t over do it with the flour. Take your fruit, I used blackberries and add a handful to a bowl..maybe a little more. Then add 3 fingers worth of a pinch of flour to the berries, and dump sugar ontop. MASH it together to get a thick gooey substance. You’re done.
Take the leftover pie dough and make cute designs on top. I tried, but of course mine look like a four year old’s design. Manfriend decided to show me up again and make his look way better.
“I wanted you to have a good picture for your blog.” Such a thoughtful pie maker. This one of course tasted the best. It was my favorite. Job well done Monkey.
So this was day one. It was delicious. Day two rolls around and there is nothing on the docket for dessert (yes, this is something necessary for EVERY day of the week.) So I suggested mini pies again, only this time..with oatmeal sugar cobbler crumble on top. AGAIN with no recipe. Just do exactly what you did the first time, and then take butter (mine was vegan), melt a TINY bit, add some flour, some brown sugar, oatmeal, and cinnamon. Just mix and mash until it’s crumbly. You won’t need a lot of this stuff. If you want to be classy, mix it inside the measuring cup used to melt the butter.
So.Good.I.Ate.It.Twice.
Q: Do you ever ad-lib in the kitchen? So fun, when it works.
P.S. It’s not too late to enter my PB CRAVE GIVEAWAY!!
Oh my goodness Brittany, this is friggen fantastic, and so adorable too! Thank you for sharing this recipe, I would definitely bust something like this out for a party.. or just myself too of course
Oh man do these baby pies look tasty! Both versions must’ve made your tastebuds do a jig!
What little, tasty cuties! It’s so awesome when I can improvise successfully in the kitchen – makes me feel like a master chef
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Those look so good! I always feel like I am ad libbing in the kitchen, so far so good, us woman are very intuitive
Can I have one?!?! These look awesome!
This looks SO yummy! Will gave to try sometime
Well, these are so cute and the possibilities for your little pies seem endless!
I definitely get lazy and don’t measure everything out… Frosting, cookies, cupcakes, and pancake batter (which I made twice last week using the “eyeball” method!)… It always seems to taste better too when I ditch the measuring cups. Maybe that’s just my ego shining through, but I get really excited when my food turns out nicely without measuring the ingredients!
These are darling! I love mini desserts!!
Cute pies!
I never use recipes… add- libbing is what I do! I find I always muck things up if I use a recipe… yeah I’m a weirdo I know
Your officially my hero.
You’re.
Gosh darn it!
This is why I love your blog- simple yet mouth-watering recipes! The thought of making pie always intimidated me but I think I could handle this…and hey, since it’s mini surely that means I can eat it on a regular basis
! That last picture is fantastic- the crust looks perfect!
NOT using a recipe is dangerous, but hella fun! I love doing it! Haha, despite my many fails. I remember I made my mom keep my “witch stew” (aka carrots, water, and celery) in the fridge for weeks. I LOVE pie and everything dessert so this is awesome! Plus it’s cute and mini
!! Next project? CHOCOLATE PIE!
hell yess. That thick and gooey substance that comes from pie-ing is sooo dang good. Your idea is seriously awesome. I’m totally gonna do it now, of course.
these are so adorable!
so happy to see some desserts on here!! i approve!!