Valentines Day will be here before we know it. If you enjoy making a special sweet or treat for your loved ones, we have a recipe for you. This recipe doesn’t have to be just for Valentines day, it could be made all year round and in any shape you would like. We think your family & friends will love this sweet treat as a breakfast item or dessert. The sky is the limit on how to use this recipe in your kitchen.
The ingredients that you will need are listed here:
Ingredients:
- 1 sheet (about 8 oz or 225 grams) puff pastry, thawed
- 4 oz (or about 113 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup raspberry or strawberry jam
- 1 egg, beaten, for the egg wash
- Powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)
To make this Valentines Day Treat:
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium mixing bowl, blend the softened cream cheese with the sugar and vanilla extract, until smooth.
- Roll out the puff pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Using heart-shaped cookie cutters, cut out heart shapes. Alternatively make a stencil out of cardboard and use that to cut out the hearts.
- Place the cut-out hearts onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between each heart.
- Spread a layer of the cream cheese mixture onto each heart-shaped pastry, leaving a small border around the edges.
- Spoon a dollop of raspberry or strawberry jam on top of the cream cheese filling on each pastry heart. Optionally swirl the jam with a toothpick or the back of a spoon to create a marble effect.
- Brush the edges of the pastry with the beaten egg for a golden finish.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 12-15 minutes or until the pastry turns golden brown.
- Once baked, remove from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack.
- Optionally, dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Puff Pastry Cream Cheese Hearts
January 16, 2024
: 8
: 20 min
: 15 min
: 35 min
: Easy
Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- • 1 sheet (about 8 oz or 225 grams) puff pastry, thawed
- • 4 oz (or about 113 grams) cream cheese, softened
- • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- • 1/4 cup raspberry or strawberry jam
- • 1 egg, beaten, for the egg wash
- • Powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)
Directions
- Step 1 Instructions:
- Step 2 • Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Step 3 • In a medium mixing bowl, blend the softened cream cheese with the sugar and vanilla extract, until smooth.
- Step 4 • Roll out the puff pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Using heart-shaped cookie cutters, cut out heart shapes. Alternatively make a stencil out of cardboard and use that to cut out the hearts.
- Step 5 • Place the cut-out hearts onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between each heart.
- Step 6 • Spread a layer of the cream cheese mixture onto each heart-shaped pastry, leaving a small border around the edges.
- Step 7 • Spoon a dollop of raspberry or strawberry jam on top of the cream cheese filling on each pastry heart. Optionally swirl the jam with a toothpick or the back of a spoon to create a marble effect.
- Step 8 • Brush the edges of the pastry with the beaten egg for a golden finish.
- Step 9 • Bake in the preheated oven for about 12-15 minutes or until the pastry turns golden brown.
- Step 10 • Once baked, remove from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack.
- Step 11 • Optionally, dust with powdered sugar before serving.
