Hey y’all! Every holiday season, folks lose their minds over the McDonald’s Holiday Pies. You can make these little pockets of joy right in your own kitchen, and they’re easier than pie (pun fully intended). You're going to love my homemade version!
Homemade McDonald's Holiday Pie
When you make these at home, you don’t have to wait in a drive-thru line or pray your local McDonald's still has them. These beauties are flaky, golden, and filled with a creamy vanilla-cake filling that tastes like Christmas morning.
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Homemade McDonalds Holiday Pie Ingredients
- 2 (2 ct.) refrigerated pie crusts
- 1 (3.4 oz.) box instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 ½ c. cold milk
- ¼ c. yellow cake mix
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp. water
- Sprinkles
How to Make Homemade McDonald's Holiday Pies
- Preheat that oven to 350°F. Go ahead and line a baking sheet with parchment paper while you’re at it.
- Unroll your pie crusts and cut each one into 4 even rectangles.
- Mix up the filling. In a medium bowl, whisk together the pudding mix, cold milk, and yellow cake mix until smooth. Stir in a tablespoon of sprinkles for good measure.
- Spoon the filling onto half of your pie crust rectangles, leaving a little room around the edges so they don’t bust open.
- Top them off with the other rectangles. Use a fork to crimp the edges.
- Cut 3 little slits in the top of each pie so they can breathe while baking.
- Make a quick egg wash by beating the egg with a tablespoon of water. Brush it over each pie, then sprinkle a few more sprinkles on top.
- Bake for 15–20 minutes until they’re golden brown and smell like heaven.
- Serve warm and watch folks fall in love.
Pro Tips For Making This Recipe
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 2 days (if they last that long).
- Switch up the sprinkle colors for different holidays: red and green for Christmas, pastels for Easter, or go full-on glitter for New Year’s!
- Feeling fancy? Try puff pastry instead of pie crust for a flakier bite.
Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely! Puff pastry will give you a flakier, more buttery bite. Just keep an eye on it while baking as it tends to brown a little quicker than pie crust.
You sure don't. Yellow cake mix gives these pies that classic sweet flavor, but feel free to mix and match different flavors of cake mix and pudding mix to find your favorite combination.
If you’ve got any left (bless your heart for having that kind of self-control), pop them in an airtight container and keep them on the counter for up to 2 days. You can reheat them in the oven or air fryer to crisp them back up.
Of course! If you’ve got a good recipe passed down from Grandma, go for it. Just make sure it’s rolled thin enough to bake evenly.
You can try using a gluten-free pie crust and cake mix. Just be sure to check your pudding mix too because some brands are gluten-free, some aren’t.
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Homemade McDonalds Holiday Pie
Ingredients
- 2 (2 count) refrigerated pie crusts
- 3.4 oz instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 ½ c. cold milk
- ¼ c. yellow cake mix
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp. water
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat that oven to 350°F. Go ahead and line a baking sheet with parchment paper while you’re at it.
- Unroll your pie crusts and cut each one into 4 even rectangles.
- Mix up the filling. In a medium bowl, whisk together the pudding mix, cold milk, and yellow cake mix until smooth. Stir in a tablespoon of sprinkles for good measure.
- Spoon the filling onto half of your pie crust rectangles, leaving a little room around the edges.
- Top them off with the other rectangles. Use a fork to crimp the edges.
- Cut 3 little slits in the top of each pie so they can breathe while baking.
- Make a quick egg wash by beating the egg with a tablespoon of water. Brush it over each pie, then sprinkle a few more sprinkles on top.
- Bake for 15–20 minutes until they’re golden brown and smell like heaven.
- Serve warm and watch folks fall in love.
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 2 days (if they last that long).
- Switch up the sprinkle colors for different holidays: red and green for Christmas, pastels for Easter, or go full-on glitter for New Year’s!
- Feeling fancy? Try puff pastry instead of pie crust for a flakier bite.
Y'all come back now, ya hear?
My best,
JC
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