5.0 from 15 votes
Cherry Turnovers
Cherry Turnovers are easy pastries made with cherry pie filling, flaky pie crust and sprinkled with coarse sugar. Handheld fruit pies made at home!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 8 turnovers
Calories: 292 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 heet puff pastry , thawed
- 2 cups cherries , pitted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Glaze
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 cup coarse sanding sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine the cherries and sugar in a saucepan and mash slightly, then stir in cornstarch.
- Cook the cherries over medium heat for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Remove the cherries from the heat and stir in the cinnamon.
- Roll out the pastry dough and cut into 8 even squares.
- Evenly distribute the cherry mixture in the center of each of the 8 pastry squares, then fold one corner of each square of dough over to the opposite corner.
- Place the turnovers on a greased baking sheet.
- Beat the egg yolk with water in a small cup.
- Brush onto the top of the puff pastry and sprinkle with coarse sanding sugar.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
292kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
45g
(15%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Sodium
77mg
(3%)
Potassium
95mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
23g
(46%)
Vitamin A
22IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8turnovers
Amount Per Serving
Calories 292
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 292kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 77mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 95mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 22IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.