Strawberry Candy Cane Puff Pastry

Christmas
Desserts
PREP TIME:
15 minutes

SERVES:

6

TOTAL COOKING TIME:

12 minutes
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INGREDIENTS
  • 1 sheet Phyllo dough or 1 1/2 cans refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
  • 1 1/2 packages (12 oz) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar, divided
  • 3/4 can strawberry pie filling
  • 1 egg, beaten

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Thaw Phyllo dough or crescent dough according to package instructions.
  2. 2.
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  3. 3.
    Cover baking sheet with parchment.
  4. 4.
    For Phyllo dough, slightly roll dough and cut triangles on one side of long end of dough. Slightly bend one end to make curved candy cane shape. OR
  5. 5.
    For crescent dough, unroll crescent dough into 16 triangles. Place 1 triangle sideways at bottom of prepared baking sheet. Place second triangle above first triangle, overlapping long edges by 1/2 inch. Repeat with remaining dough triangles to form candy cane, reversing points of triangles as necessary to make curved candy cane shape.
  6. 6.
    Mix cream cheese and 1/4 cup powdered sugar and spread on inside (non cut side) of dough. Add strawberry pie filling to top.
  7. 7.
    Starting at bottom of candy cane, fold points of dough triangles over filling, pressing points into dough on opposite side to seal.
  8. 8.
    Brush beaten egg on dough.
  9. 9.
    Bake 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely.
  10. 10.
    Sprinkle with remaining powdered sugar.