Especially if you make your own pie crusts from scratch, there’s no way you want to toss any leftover dough. Whether you’re left with a few scraps or most of an extra crust, these leftover pie dough recipes make sure none of your hard work goes to waste!
Turkey Pot Pies
Use up leftover pie dough and holiday turkey all in one recipe. This dish uses about one whole leftover crust to make four pot pies, but if you have less leftover, you could always use it to top just one or two. Mixed veggies and lots of chopped herbs give this yummy turkey dinner plenty of flavor.
Apple Pie Pops
Wondering what to do with leftover pie dough when you have just a few scraps left? Turn them into pie pops! Spoon a dollop of chopped cooked apples and spices on top of pie dough, then bake. The result is delicious mini apple pies, and you can make as many or as few as you want depending on how much extra dough you’ve got.
Sloppy Joe Hand Pies
If you have leftover pie dough in your freezer, you’ve got a headstart on dinner. Roll out the dough, add an easy ground beef filling, and voila! These sloppy joe hand pies make a fun, tasty dinner (that’s not nearly as sloppy as the classic sandwich) that’ll also use up some extra dough.
Italian Quiche Cups
No need to make a new batch of dough for a hot breakfast–just use your leftovers to cook up these mini quiche cups. Loaded with eggs, cheese, and Italian goodies like pepperoni and marinated artichoke hearts, everyone will devour these savory pastries no matter what time of day you serve them. It’s also one of the best leftover pie crust recipes for repurposing sweets into something savory.
Apple Pie Cookies
These simple cookies are a lot less work than a from-scratch apple pie, but they’ll use up leftover pie dough just the same. Just add a dollop of apple butter or jam on top of pie dough and bake. Two whole pie crusts will make about 24 cookies, but you could easily just make a handful if you only have scraps of dough left.
Strawberry Hand Pies
Save yourself the time of making a new batch of dough and let this recipe answer the question of what to do with leftover pie crust. Spoon homemade strawberry filling in the center of pie dough, seal, and bake. Then you’ll have tasty individual pies you can enjoy without even needing a fork.
Garden Vegetable Tart
Pie crust takes a savory turn with this recipe using garden-fresh veggies. Use fresh sweet corn, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes to make a yummy tart from leftover pie dough. It makes a great dinner on a summer night, or even an appetizer for a garden party!
Pumpkin Pie Pops
Roll out the scraps of your leftover pie dough, then use a cookie cutter to slice pumpkin shapes. Fill with pumpkin, sugar, and spices, then seal with a little more pie crust. These couple of bites of pumpkin pie are a great dessert for after a big meal, or any time you’re craving just a taste of pie.
Barbecue Pasties
You don’t have to save your leftover pie crust for sweet desserts. This recipe gets inspiration from summer barbecue to transform pie dough into a savory supper. Fill the dough with your choice of pork, beef, chicken, or turkey, then add barbecue sauce and bake for a meaty, flaky meal.
Mason Jar Lid Pie
Make mini pies without a whole pie crust or even a pie plate. Instead, use a mason jar lid as the baking dish for cutouts of leftover pie dough. The recipe serves four, but you could just make one mini pie if you only have a small amount of dough. And feel free to use your favorite flavor of jam for the filling!
Apple-Toffee Tartlets
You can make a whole batch of these mini tarts from leftover pie dough if you have extra crusts saved in your freezer, or make just enough for an after-dinner dessert if you’re using up scraps. Fill with chopped apples and toffee pieces, then bake until the dough is golden. It’s just like biting into a tiny piece of toffee apple pie!
Reindeer Palmiers
Use your leftover pie dough to get a head start on baking holiday cookies! Dust scraps of pie dough with ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg, then roll into reindeer faces and bake. Decorate with a few dots of royal icing and chocolate candies, then add them to your cookie platter for Santa.
Easy Spiced Pastries
This is the ultimate recipe for when you’re left wondering what to do with leftover pie dough. Just roll out your extra scraps, brush on melted butter, brown sugar, and pumpkin or apple pie spice, and bake. You’ll end up with tender, flaky bites of crust that are somewhere between a thin cookie and a yummy bakery pastry.
