cherry almond turnovers

Carmel, IN
Updated on Jun 17, 2012

Great for breakfast or dessert!

prep time 10 Min
cook time 15 Min
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Ingredients

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

How To Make cherry almond turnovers

  • Step 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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