Cherry Turnovers from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Cherry Turnovers Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

8 Frozen phyllo dough sheets, thawed
1/4 cup Butter or oleo, melted
6 tbsp No-sugar-added black cherry fruit spread
1 1/2 tbsp Cherry liqueur (optional)
1 Egg
1 tsp Cold water

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly brush each phyllo sheet with
butter; stack. Cut through all sheets to form six (5 inch) squares.
Combine fruit spread and cherry liqueur, if desired. Place 1 tablespoon
fruit spread mixture in center of each pile of eight phyllo squares; brush
edges of phyllo with butter. Fold edges over to form triangle; gently press
edges together to seal. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Beat together egg
and water; brush over phyllo triangles. Bake 10 minutes or until golden
brown. Cool on wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature. Makes 6
turnovers.

Nutritional information per turnover: calories - 206, protein - 4 g.,
fat - 9 g., carbohydrates - 28 g., cholesterol - 56 mg., sodium - 201 mg.
Diabetic Exchanges: 1 1/4 Starch/Bread, 1 3/4 Fat, 2/3 Fruit.

FROM: Favorite All Time Recipes - Sugar-Free Desserts copyright
December 1992

Servings: 6

“That's something I've noticed about food: whenever there's a crisis if you can get people to eating normally things get better.”

~ Madeleine L'Engle (1918--) American author.

 

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