So easy, but people will think you spent a lot of time making this great dessert.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup (2 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup cherry pie filling
1 pkg (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls
1 egg white, lightly beaten
1 tbl sliced almonds
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees...lightly spray cookie sheet with non stick spray (if using a stone, no need to spray).
2. Combine cream cheese and cherry pie filling.
3. Unroll crescent roll dough, press seams together, then roll out dough to make an 8" X 15" rectangle.
4. Cut 8 circles, using biscuit cutter or round cookie cutter.
5. Place 2 tsp cherry mixture in center of each circle...fold dough in half, matching edges, pressing edges together with fork to seal.
6. Place on cooking sheet...then brush each turnover with egg white. Then sprinkle with almonds.
7. Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until light golden brown.
Cream Cheese & Cherry Turnovers
Chocolate, Peanut Butter Pizza
When you have peanut butter and chocolate together, you know all is right with the world. This dessert is great for parties as well as for just your family.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs, light beaten
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 & 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 12 inch pizza pan.
2. In mixing bowl, cream shortening, peanut butter, and sugars.
3. Beat in eggs and vanilla, then stir in flour and mix well.
4. Pat into a greased pizza pan.
5. Bake for 12 minutes.
6. Sprinkle with the marshmallows and chocolate chips...and return to the oven for 4 to 6 minutes or until lightly browned.
***makes 16 to 20 servings
Cranberry Sangria
A very nice twist on sangria...very light, refreshing.
Ingredients:
1 quart (4 cups) cranberry juice
3 cups dry, white wine
2 tbl plus 2 tsp orange flavored liquer
1 orange sliced
1 lemon sliced
1 lime sliced
1 cup club soda
Directions:
1. In large pitcher, mix cranberry juice, wine, liquer, and fruit.
2. Add club soda and stir once to mix.
**makes 2 quarts
Smooth Fruit Punch
This is a very tasty punch that will be very popular at get togethers....makes about 12 cups.
Ingredients:
3 cups cranberry juice cocktail
2 cups pineapple juice
2 cups orange juice
1 (1 litre) bottle ginger ale-chilled
3/4 - 1 cup light rum
Favorite fruits for garnish
Directions:
1. Combine all the juices in a bowl and chill up to 8 hours (if desired).
2. Stir ginger ale and rum into juice mixture just before serving.
3. Serve over ice.
