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cherry almond turnovers

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Jackie O'Callaghan
Carmel, IN

Great for breakfast or dessert!

(1 rating)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For cherry almond turnovers

  • 1
    bag of frozen unsweetened dark sweet cherries ( make sure you do not buy tart)
  • 1 Tbsp
    sugar in the raw
  • 3 oz
    cream cheese
  • 1 Tbsp
    (maybe a touch more) pure almond extract
  • sliced almonds
  • 1
    sheet of puffed pastry dough

How To Make cherry almond turnovers

  • 1
    Thaw cherries Thaw puffed pastry Heat oven to 400 degrees Soften cream cheese ( in microwave if preferred for 20-30 seconds) Cut cherries in halves Add sugar to cherries and mix In a separate bowl, add cream cheese and almond extract, combine Mix cherry mixture with cream cheese mixture Add in almonds ( just enough to give the mixture crunch, not the entire small bag) maybe 2 tablespoons Cut pastry dough into 6 squares Fill pastry dough with mixture Add a little sugar in the raw on top of each pastry Place on cookie sheet and bake for 15-18 minutes
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