Cherry filled Hearts

(from Asaka’s recipe box)

Serves 10 people

Categories: not tried, party favorite, valentines

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pkg (17 1/4 oz) frozen puff pastry sheets (1 sheet) thawed.
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 t water
  • 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
  • 1/4 t almond extract
  • 1 c hot fudge topping, heated, divided
  • 1 1/2 c thawed frozen whipped topping

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400

  2. Unfold puff pastry on lightly floured surface. Using heart cookie cutter, cut out 10 hearts from pastry. Place on ungreased baking sheet

  3. Combine egg yolk and water in small bowl. Beat lightly with fork until well blended. Brush evenly onto pastry cutouts, covering completely. Bake 10 or 12 min or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack.

  4. Carefully split each heart horizontallly in half, set aside.

  5. Combine pie filling and extract in medium saucepan. cook over low heat, stirring occasionally until heated through.

  6. Spoon about 1 T fudge topping onto each of 10 dessert plates, place bottom halves of hearts on plates, top evenly with pie filling mixture and whipped topping. Replace top halves of hearts. Drizzle evenly with remaining fudge topping.

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