Chocolate Cherry Heart

Name: Chocolate Cherry Heart
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons almond extract; 1 kgs cans each) cherry pie filling; 237 milliliters confectioners sugar; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 1 egg white, lightly beaten; 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour; 454 grams jar hot fudge ice cream topping; 59 milliliters ground almonds; 118 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 425 grams package refrigerated pie pastry; 2 Tbsps sugar

Chocolate Cherry Heart might be a good recipe to expand your side dish repertoire. This recipe makes 8 servings with 856 calories, 10g of protein, and 36g of fat each. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Taste of Home requires egg white, fudge ice cream topping, confectioners' sugar, and heavy whipping cream. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 50 minutes. Chocolate-Cherry Heart Smart Cookies, Chocolate-Cherry Heart Smart Cookies, and Heart-Shaped Dried Cherry and Chocolate Chip Scones are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Let pastry stand at room temperature for 15-20 minutes. Unfold pastry and place each circle on an ungreased baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon flour; turn over. Using a 9-in. paper heart pattern, cut out a heart from each circle. Prick pastries all over with a fork.

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All Purpose Flour

Brush with egg white.

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Egg Whites

Combine almonds and sugar; sprinkle over pastries.

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Almonds

Sugar

Bake at 450° for 7-9 minutes or until lightly browned. Carefully slide crusts onto wire racks to cool.

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Oven

In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and almond extract; beat until smooth.

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Powdered Sugar

Almond Extract

Cream Cheese

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Bowl

Add cream; beat until thickened.

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Cream

Place one crust on a serving plate; spread with half of the fudge topping. Carefully spread with half of the cream cheese mixture; top with half of the cherry pie filling. Top with remaining crust, fudge topping and cream cheese mixture. Spoon remaining cherry pie filling to within 1 in. of edges. Chill until set. Refrigerate leftovers.

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Cherry Pie Filling