Quick Cherry Cream Cheese Strudel

This week Quick and Easy Cherry Cream Cheese Strudel is perfect if you are looking to impress someone special or a guest.

When I originally started blogging I hadn’t posted many desserts, and this recipe resonates with me now as a quick and simple dessert to make with pre-made ingredients. that are in your pantry. If you are looking to impress someone special or a guest, look no further.

P.S. If you don’t like cherry – use something else!

Like quick desserts? Try my recipe for an Easy Apple Strudel, Peach Cobbler recipe, or my Italian Zabaione Recipe that comes together in 20 minutes.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 50

Additional Time 10

Total Time 1 20

Course Desserts and Snacks

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 380 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

8 oz puff pastry store bought, thawed
¼ cups all purpose flour
2 cups cherry pie filling or filling of your choice, 1 can
2 tbsp butter melted
2 tbsp icing sugar

Cream Cheese Filling

Instructions

Defrost Puff Pastry as per package directions. Keep pastry in refrigerator until you are ready to use it. Preheat oven to 400°F degrees.
8 oz puff pastry
While you are waiting for the oven to heat up mix cream cheese and icing sugar. You can use a spoon or fork to mix the two together. Add vanilla extract. Prepare a large baking tray by covering it with parchment paper.
2 tbsp icing sugar, 8 oz cream cheese, 1 tsp vanilla extract
Once puff pastry has thawed, carefully unroll it. Sprinkle a little bit of flour on the counter and on the pastry surface and using a rolling pin roll out the pastry about an extra 2 inches on each side. You want the pastry sheet to be 14" x 12". Once rolled out, divide it into three sections. The filling will go on the middle part
¼ cups all purpose flour
The filling will go on the middle part, so don't cut in the middle section. From the side edges, cut lines diagonally, using a knife or a pizza cutter. Remember not to cut in the middle. Do this all the way down the both sides (see photo).
Now, start to spread the cream cheese down the middle, then layer with the cherry filling. At the top of the pastry, roll it over about an inch to cover the filling, then start to fold the sides in so that they cross over one another, until you reach the bottom.
2 cups cherry pie filling
As you approach the bottom, fold over the bottom piece, Cut 3 or 4 slits across the top with a knife to let the steam escape. Brush a little bit of melted butter on top of pastry.
2 tbsp butter
Bake for about 50 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool completely. Then sprinkle with icing sugar, cut and serve.
2 tbsp icing sugar

Notes

Top Tips

Using a piping bag helps to spread the cream cheese down the middle of the puff pastry dough.

You can make the puff pastry folds as loose or as tight as you want to achieve your preferred look.

Move quickly while preparing your cream cheese strudel.

Using a chilled baking tray may help to prevent the puff pastry from softening too much.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 380kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 4gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 193mgPotassium: 123mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 590IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg

Keyword cherry cream cheese, cream cheese strudel, dessert

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