Do I need to prick or fill prebaked pie crusts for mini chocolate pudding pies?

[babywings76]

Just got a call from a friend. She wants to make little chocolate pudding pies and prebake the Pillsbury Pie crusts (cut out and made in the MMP). She's wondering if she needs to prick the dough or fill it with something so that when she bakes them empty, the dough stays down and keeps the shape.

Any advice?

 

[babywings76]

bumping.....My friend needs to know by 3pm, so I'm hoping someone has some advice. I haven't done just a crust in the pans before to know if there's anything special that needs to be done to them to get them to stay nice and keep shape. She's just going to experiment and see how it goes if no one has any advice, but she's nervous about it because it's for a special event she's hosting tomorrow.

 

[Amyskitchen2]

I would put some beans in the cups just to weigh them down.

 

[esavvymom]

I think anytime you cook a crust empty, a few pricks won't hurt- and I've not tried the beans, or yes- I'd put something in them and I'd think dried beans would work.Otherwise, it will likely puff up some.

 

[annew]

a ball of alum. foil might work too if she doesn't have dried beans on hand.