Description
These Strawberry Cheesecake Turnovers are flaky, golden, creamy, and bursting with fresh strawberry flavor, making them an easy recipe you’ll want for quick breakfast treats, brunch ideas, dessert ideas, party food ideas, and simple homemade pastries. Buttery puff pastry wraps around a sweet cheesecake filling and juicy strawberries, then bakes until crisp on the outside and soft in the center.
Ingredients
2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, finely chopped
3 tablespoons strawberry jam
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 large egg
1 tablespoon milk or water
2 tablespoons coarse sugar
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 tablespoons strawberry syrup or glaze
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Lightly flour your work surface, unfold the puff pastry, and cut each sheet into 4 equal squares.
3. In a bowl, beat the cream cheese, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and lemon zest until smooth and creamy.
4. In a separate bowl, mix the chopped strawberries, strawberry jam, and cornstarch until evenly coated.
5. Spoon a small amount of cheesecake filling into the center of each pastry square, then add the strawberry mixture on top.
6. Brush the pastry edges lightly with water or egg wash, fold each square into a triangle, and press the edges closed.
7. Crimp the edges with a fork, then cut 1 or 2 small slits on top of each turnover.
8. Chill the filled turnovers for 15 to 20 minutes.
9. Beat the egg with milk or water, then brush the tops of the turnovers with the egg wash.
10. Sprinkle with coarse sugar and bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until puffed and golden brown.
11. Let the turnovers cool for 10 minutes, then dust with powdered sugar and drizzle with strawberry syrup or glaze before serving.
Notes
Use cold puff pastry for the flakiest layers and best shape.
Do not overfill the turnovers, or the cheesecake and strawberry filling may leak during baking.
Let the turnovers cool slightly before dusting with powdered sugar so it does not melt instantly.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 turnover
- Calories: 365
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 245mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
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