i saw a recipe a while back for something similar to this, and i've been wanting to try it for a while now. it's really simple, and doesn't take much time to prepare at all. all you really need is a fruit (peaches are all i've tried so far), and a pie crust. you can make your own, or use a store bought one. i am a pretty big advocate of home made crusts only, but i tried trader joe's frozen pie crusts this time, and they're pretty good, and pretty cheap. i also found an ingredient i had never tried before - creamed honey.
INGREDIENTS
4 small peaches, halved & pitted.
1 pie crust, quartered & rolled into circles.
peach filling (optional) - whatever you want! some honey would be good. i mixed 8 ounces of mascaropone cheese with about a 1/4 cup of creamed honey.
preheat oven to 350 degrees. cut peaches in half and remove pits. be sure to keep the peach halves matched up. fill the spot where the pits used to be with whatever you'd like. put the peaches halves back together & place them in the center of the mini pie crusts. be sure your dough isn't super thin on the bottom (something i will do a better job of next time!), and then fold the sides up over top of the peach, making sure it's all covered. place the peach inside the dough into a greased muffin pan. cut slits into top to allow venting. i brushed mine with some egg yolk then sprinkled them with cinnamon sugar. bake for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown. once cooled, remove & enjoy! 
i think they turned out pretty yummy. however, i always taste everything as i'm making it, and the best part - the honey cream filling - sort of melted away in the cooking process. i always hope it won't, and it always does. the good news is that now i have a big batch of honey cream to use some other way. i am thinking it would be delicious with grilled figs. hopefully i can come up with a new recipe to share using it soon.
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