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Ingredients
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- 6 ounces fresh cherries, pitted and halved
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 ½ ounces powdered sugar, plus extra for garnish
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg (for egg wash)
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed (8.8 ounces)
Instructions
- Rinse, dry, and pit the cherries.
- Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Prepare egg wash by whisking egg, cold water, and salt.
- Roll out the puff pastry into a square and cut into squares.
- Assemble by placing cream cheese mixture and cherries on pastry squares.
- Chill pastries in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (210°C).
- Bake pastries for about 25 minutes until golden.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
Notes
Keep puff pastry cold for better flakiness.
Adjust sweetness of cream cheese filling to match cherry tartness.
Chill assembled pastries to maintain shape during baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg