Description
A nice dessert that justifies the time it takes to make it. Recipe may be halved for smaller groups.
Ingredients
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 (12 ounce) bag frozen dark cherries
- 8 ounces chopped black walnuts
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 teaspoons milk, or more as needed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Mix egg and water together in a bowl.
- Beat cream cheese
- white sugar
- and lemon juice together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy.
- Roll each puff pastry into a 12×16-inch rectangle. Spread 1/2 of the cream cheese mixture down the center of a long side of each rectangle
- leaving a 1-inch border. Top each of the cream cheese layers with 1/2 of the cherries and 1/2 of the walnuts.
- Fold opposite end of each puff pastry over the filling
- brushing the edges with egg mixture to seal. Tuck the ends underneath the roll and place seam-side down on a baking sheet. Brush the tops of each strudel with egg mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown
- about 35 minutes. Cool strudels on baking sheet set on a wire rack
- at least 30 minutes.
- Whisk confectioners’ sugar
- milk
- and vanilla extract together in a bowl until desired consistency for glaze is reached; drizzle over strudels.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 16