Filled with refreshing tropical fruit and a blend of spices, you won’t want to share this tasty miniature dessert.
Mini Hummingbird Pies
Serves: 4 (4 1⁄2-inch) pies
Ingredients
- 2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
- 9 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, cooled, and divided
- 1⁄4 cup plus 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar, divided
- 1⁄3 cup plus 3 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar, divided
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 1⁄4 cups chopped fresh pineapple
- 1 medium banana, sliced 1⁄4 inch thick
- 1⁄4 cup chopped dried apricots
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons old-fashioned oats
- 2 tablespoons roughly chopped pecans
- 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄2 cup cold heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Spray 4 (4 1⁄2-inch) round overproof baking dishes or skillets with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, stir together wafer crumbs, 6 tablespoons melted butter, and 1⁄4 cup confectioners’ sugar until well combined. Divide mixture among prepared pans; using the bottom of a measuring cup, firmly press mixture into bottom and up sides of pans.
- Bake for 8 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Leave oven on.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together 1⁄3 cup brown sugar, cornstarch, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, salt, allspice, and nutmeg.
- In a large bowl, gently stir together pineapple, banana, apricots, and lemon juice. Stir in brown sugar mixture until well combined. Divide mixture among prepared crusts.
- In another medium bowl, stir together coconut, flour, oats, pecans, remaining 3 tablespoons melted butter, remaining 3 tablespoons brown sugar, and remaining 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon until well combined. Divide topping among pans, mounding onto filling. Place pans on a large baking sheet.
- Bake until topping is lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, cream, and remaining 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar with a mixer at medium speed until soft peaks form, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Serve with cooled pies.
Notes
Kitchen Tip: These pies are best eaten the day they’re baked. Graham crackers can also be used for the crumb crusts. Slice the banana right before you stir it into the fruit mixture to minimize browning.
