Heart Shaped Pastries
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These Heart Shaped Pastries are not only adorable, they are incredibly easy to make. These pastries are an adorable heart shape that is perfect for Valentine’s Day,
This easy pastry recipe is one of our simple Valentine’s Day Treats you will want to bookmark for later. These are so much fun to make and look so pretty on a platter.
This sweet treat is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s morning or a special anniversary.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
Easy Recipe. Made with just 7 simple ingredients, this breakfast pastry is an easy treat to make for brunch or dessert.
Festive. These sweet treats work for Valentines day or other special occasions such as a bridal or baby shower brunch idea. Like my heart shaped chocolate chip cookies and my heart shaped donuts, these are so special for the season!
Tasty, These delicious treats have a golden crust, sweet cream cheese filling and a drizzle of icing.
Main Ingredients.
- crescent dough
- powdered sugar
- raspberries – Note – I have also used raspberry jam in place of fresh raspberries
- softened cream cheese (room temperature is best)
Equipment
- large bowl
- heart-shaped cookie cutters – I like the smaller heart cookie cutters like this one.
- cookie sheet
- rolling pin
See recipe card for quantities.
Substitutions & Variations
Puff Pastry Hearts – you can make Nutella puff atries using puff pastry dough.
Pie Dough – You can use dough for refrigerated pie crusts to make mini pies.
Strawberry Jam – You can make Strawberry cream cheese heart danish by subbing the raspberry jelly or jam with strawberry.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1 – In a bowl mix together cream cheese, raspberries or raspberry jam, powdered sugar and vanilla.
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Step 2 – Meanwhile separate crescent dough so dough is flat.
Step 3- Use a cookie cutter to make heart shaped rolls.
Step 4 – Grab the cream cheese mixture.
Step 5 – Spread about 1 tablespoon of the blended cream cheese mixture over each dough heart.
Step 6 – Bake until golden brown.
Let set a moment and enjoy!
Storage & Serving Suggestions
Store in an airtight container.
Serve these fun heart pastries at brunch with this easy Valentine’s Day Punch or if you want a cocktail, with a Pink Martini or Chocolate Covered Cherry Shots.
Timesaving Tips and Helpful Hints
- They make a crescent dough sheet that works great for these and eliminates needing to roll the dough out.
- Try to handle the dough as little as possible to keep it cold. Cold dough will rise better and create flakier layers.
- If you want, you can brush the tops of your pastries with an egg wash or melted butter for a golden brown color and shine.
- Be sure to leave at least 1″ space between your pastries on the baking sheet so they have room to rise.
- If you have leftover dough, you can wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and freeze it for up to 3 months.
- This recipe can be doubled.
More Valentine’s Day Dessert Ideas
Looking for other recipes like this? Try these:
Heart Shaped Pastries
Equipment
- heart cookie cutter
- Rolling Pin
- Baking Sheet
Ingredients
- 8 oz crescent dough 1 readymade crescent dough roll
- The filling:
- 4 oz cream cheese softened ½ block of cream cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar ½ cup to make sweeter
- 1/3 cup raspberries
- Note: You can substitute the berries you love for example: Strawberries or blackberries
- Glazing:
- 1 tablespoon Lemon juice Fresh squeezed recommended
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
Pastries
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare baking pan, line with parchment paper.
- For the filling, In a medium sized mixing bowl, mix together the softened cream cheese, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, and raspberries.
- (for a smoother consistency use a hand mixer)
- Prepare crescent dough, cut roll in half. Set side by side, with the dough sheet bottom facing each other.
- Roll out slightly and press the dough sheets together.
- Slice 1 inch thick, (should give about 8 for one crescent dough pkg) form into heart shapes by pinching the end into a point and pressing with your fingers in the dough to round out the heart shape, making the center a bit sunken to make room for the filling.
- Lay each heart shape onto the prepared baking sheet. Spoon the raspberry cream cheese filling onto each crescent dough center, following the heart shape.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.
Icing
- Add powdered sugar to a small bowl.
- Squeeze about 1 tbsp of Lemon juice (suggested: through a mesh strainer) and stir in the powdered sugar until blended.
- Drizzle over each heart shape and enjoy.
Notes
- They make a crescent dough sheet that works great for these and eliminates needing to roll the dough out.
- Try to handle the dough as little as possible to keep it cold. Cold dough will rise better and create flakier layers.
- If you want, you can brush the tops of your pastries with an egg wash or melted butter for a golden brown color and shine.
- Be sure to leave at least 1″ space between your pastries on the baking sheet so they have room to rise.
- If you have leftover dough, you can wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and freeze it for up to 3 months.
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