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cherry puff tarts alonside cup of coffee

Cherry Puff Tarts

Karon Grieve
These super easy cherry puff tarts are perfect with your favourite cuppa or as a dessert with ice cream.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course baking
Cuisine British
Servings 10 people
Calories 298 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 250 g cherries
  • 1 tsp icing sugar
  • 1 tbsp Amaretto
  • 320 g puff pastry
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • 150 g cream cheese
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 tbsp ground almonds
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 3 tbsp flaked almonds

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 200C and line a baking tray
  • Remove stones from cherries and chop and place in bowl with icing sugar and Amaretto for 15 mins
  • Mix cream cheese with almond and vanilla extract and icing sugar
  • Cut out rounds with 10cm cookie cutter
  • Place about a tablespoon of creamy filling in centre of each circle leaving about a 1cm border and top with a tablespoon of the cherries
  • Brush the border with egg and top with the flaked almonds and sprinkle with icing sugar
  • Bake for approximately 15 minutes till golden

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Notes

Cool the tarts completely on a wire rack and sprinkle with more icing sugar to serve.
The cherry puff tarts will keep for a few days in an airtight box but are best on the day you bake bake them.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 298kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 5gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 133mgPotassium: 125mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 242IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
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