Mini Cherry Cheesecake Pies

These little guys are easy and DEEE-licious!  I think hands down, my favorite fruit pie would be cherry, so I chose to use cherry pie filling for them.  However, you can use ANY fruit pie filling you like.  Apple, blueberry, strawberry, raspberry, blackberry...I think I'll make it my mission to use all of them at some point.  And while these are FABULOUS as a dessert, they also double for a nice little breakfast treat.  Christmas morning, maybe?

1 (21oz.) can Cherry Pie Filling (or whatever fruit pie filling you choose and get the kind with extra fruit if you can find it)

3 tubes crescent roll dough

1 (8oz.) block of cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup powdered sugar

1-2 tablespoons milk

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

Spray 2 regular size muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray.  (If you don't have 2 muffin tins, just do these in batches.)

Unroll each tube of crescent dough and separate them into their individual triangles.  Place each triangle in the muffin tin with the widest bit of the dough in the bottom of the hole.  Set the prepared muffin tins aside.

 

 

In a medium mixing bowl combine the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla.  Mix until well incorporated and there are no lumps.  Using a teaspoon, place 1 tsp. of cream cheese in the center of the muffin tins.  Next, take your pie filling and place a little less than 1 tablespoon on top of each cream cheese dollop.

Once all of your crescent dough is filled, wrap the corners of the crescent dough around the filling.  It doesn't have to look perfect.  The dough will come together nicely as it bakes and some of the cherry juices will bubble out of the openings.  I like that look on a pie.  It lets the person eating it know what's in there.

Bake for about 13-16 minutes.  They should be firm to the touch and a nice golden brown color on the top.  Allow to cool completely in the pan.
Once the pies are cooled, whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until you get a nice, drizzly glaze.  Drizzle the glaze on the cooled pies and enjoy!