Almond Heart Napoleons
Almond Heart Napoleons might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 2g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 158 calories. This recipe serves 24. If you have almond extract, baker's semi-sweet chocolate, jell-o vanilla flavor instant pudding, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Instructions
Unfold 1 pastry sheet; cut into 12 hearts with 2-inch cookie cutter.
Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheet. Repeat on second baking sheet with remaining pastry sheet.
Bake 20 min. or until golden brown. Cool 1 min. on baking sheets.
Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
Meanwhile, beat pudding mix, half-and-half and extract with whisk 2 min. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Melt chocolate as directed on package. Split pastry hearts horizontally in half; fill with pudding mixture, adding about 1 Tbsp. to each.
Mix sugar and hot water until blended; spread on tops of hearts.
Let stand until almost set.
Drizzle with chocolate; swirl gently with toothpick.