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Chocolate Turnovers

Learn how to make homemade Chocolate Turnovers! These can be made with either my homemade puff pastry or pie dough or with store-bought pastry crust. Buttery, flaky pastry packed with melty, decadent chocolate and drizzled with a chocolate glaze, these are a chocolate-lover's dream!

Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 10 turnovers
Calories: 250 kcal
Course: Dessert , Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 batches Homemade Pie Crust (click link for recipe. Alternatively you can use a batch of my puff pastry). Alternatively you can use two sheets of thawed, store-bought puff pastry.
Filling
  • 2 Tablespoons butter melted (salted or unsalted will work here)
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 8 oz semisweet or dark chocolate chopped into small pieces (alternatively you can use chocolate chips)
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons heavy cream
Topping
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon water
  • ½ cup coarse or raw sugar
Glaze (optional)
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder (Dutch processed or natural)
  • 1-2 Tablespoons whole milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

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  1. Prepare two batches of pie dough or a single batch of puff pastry dough according to recipe instructions and then chill as indicated before beginning. If using store-bought: allow to thaw according to package instructions.
  2. Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
  3. Remove dough from refrigerator, remove from wrapping, and turn it out onto lightly floured surface (if I am using homemade dough I work with just half at a time, keeping the second half in the refrigerator. If using store-bought puff pastry, work with just one sheet at a time).
  4. Use a rolling pin to roll to ⅛", and neatly cut dough into 4.5" squares (I like to use a pizza cutter or a knife and a ruler). Transfer to a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet (you will need to gather the scraps and re-roll them out to make all 10 turnovers).
  5. Add your vanilla extract to your melted butter and stir. Use a pastry brush to brush the center of each square with butter (leave about a 1" perimeter unbrushed).
  6. Place chopped chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 20-second intervals until completely melted. Add heavy cream and stir until smooth.
  7. Chocolate mixture will be thick. Scoop by approximately 1 ½ Tablespoon-sized scoops and dollop the chocolate slightly off-center into the square. Slightly flatten with your fingertips if the dollop is too tall.
  8. Carefully fold one corner of each square over to the other to cover the chocolate filling, and use the tines of a fork to seal each turnover.
  9. Make an egg wash by beating together egg and teaspoon of water. Brush lightly over each turnover and sprinkle with sugar, if using. Cut small slits across the top of each triangle to vent.
  10. Bake on 400F (200C) oven for 20 minutes, or until turnovers are lightly golden brown.
  11. If desired, create chocolate glaze by whisking together sugar, cocoa powder, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Drizzle over turnovers.
  12. Allow to cool on pan before enjoying (chocolate can be extremely hot!).

Nutrition Information

Serving 1turnover Calories 250kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 31g (10%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 14g (22%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Cholesterol 26mg (9%) Sodium 34mg (1%) Potassium 191mg (5%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 24g (48%) Vitamin A 136IU (3%) Calcium 24mg (2%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10turnovers

Amount Per Serving

Calories 250

% Daily Value*

Serving 1turnover
Calories 250kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 31g 10%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 26mg 9%
Sodium 34mg 1%
Potassium 191mg 4%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 24g 48%
Vitamin A 136IU 3%
Calcium 24mg 2%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.