Cranberry-Walnut Crostadas
Cranberry-Walnut Crostadas
This delectable harvest dessert features easy to use pastry shells filled with a rich and creamy cranberry walnut filling. Ready in under an hour, they're really yummy and as simple as can be.
- Prep: 20 minutes
- Cook: 10 minutes
- Cool: 20 minutes
- Serves: 6
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Tip
Previous tipPlace Puff Pastry shells on ungreased baking sheets with “top” facing up. Place pastry shells about 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
To ensure that Puff Pastry shells will rise evenly, score the sides horizontally with a small knife.
Unfilled baked Puff Pastry shells may be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
Always bake Puff Pastry shells in a preheated 425°F oven. Do not bake shells in a microwave or a toaster oven.
Shells recipe
Puff Pastry Shells
Recipe
Ingredients
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1 cup heavy cream
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1/4 cup sugar
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1 1/2 cups toasted walnut halves, chopped
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1 cup dried cranberries
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1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
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1 pkg. (10 ounces) Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Shells
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Assorted Toppings
Directions
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Prepare the pastry shells according to the package directions.
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Heat the heavy cream and sugar in a 1-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes or until the mixture is thickened, stirring occasionally. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Let the mixture cool to room temperature. Stir in the walnuts, cranberries and cinnamon.
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Spoon the walnut mixture into the pastry shells. Top the filled shells with one of the Assorted Toppings, if desired.
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Assorted Toppings: Almond-flavored or orange-flavored liqueur-sweetened whipped cream, crumbled Roquefort or other bleu cheese, wedges of Cheddar cheese.
Comments
Submitted by:
Adrian R.
Date: 10/24/2008
"This has expensive ingredients and was very disappointing"