Coconut-Chocolate Pastries

Name: Coconut-Chocolate Pastries
Prep time: 47 min
Cook time: 47 min
Total time: 47 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams 1/2 package cream cheese, softened; 220 grams milk chocolate candy bars, broken into sections; 1 large egg; 118 milliliters powdered sugar; 8 servings Powdered sugar; 490 grams package frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed; 237 milliliters sweetened flaked coconut; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp water

Coconut-Chocolate Pastries might be just the side dish you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 9g of protein, 48g of fat, and a total of 717 calories. A mixture of water, coconut, powdered sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 47 minutes.

Instructions

Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer in a medium-sized bowl until creamy.

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Cream Cheese

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Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Stir in coconut.

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Powdered Sugar

Coconut

Vanilla

Roll 1 sheet puff pastry into a 12" x 12" rectangle. (Pastry will be thin.)

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Puff Pastry Sheets

Roll

Cut into 9 (4") squares. Stack 2 chocolate sections, just off center, on each square; top chocolate with 1 heaping teaspoon coconut mixture.

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Chocolate

Coconut

Whisk together egg and water in a small bowl. Lightly brush edges of squares with egg mixture; fold into triangles. Seal edges with a fork.

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Water

Egg

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Whisk

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Place pastries on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Repeat procedure with remaining sheet of pastry, chocolate (reserve extra chocolate sections for another use), and coconut mixture.

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Chocolate

Coconut

Brush remaining egg wash over top of pastries.

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Egg

Bake at 400 for 12 minutes or until golden. Cool on baking sheets 5 minutes; transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Sift powdered sugar over pastries.

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Powdered Sugar

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