Easy Gluten Free Cherry Turnovers
Make bakery-style Easy Gluten Free Cherry Turnovers with flaky puff pastry, sweet cherry filling, and optional vegan cream cheese glaze. Dairy free and vegan-friendly!
Servings: 1 turnover
Ingredients
- 1 package gluten free puff pastry I use Sweet Loren’s
- ¾ cup cherry preserves or 1 can natural cherry pie filling
- 1 egg beaten (for vegan option, use 2 tablespoons maple syrup + 2 tablespoons almond milk mixed)
(optional Cream Cheese Frosting)
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup ½ stick vegan butter, softened
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
Instructions
Make the turnovers.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Cut one sheet of puff pastry into six even squares and arrange them on a 18x13”s baking sheet covered in parchment paper.
- Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of the cherry mixture in the middle of each puff pastry square. Be sure not to overfill.
- Fold one corner of the square to meet the opposite corner. The puff pastry should create a triangle shape. Repeat for the remaining puff pastry squares.
- Use your fingers to press around the edges of each turnover to seal. Follow with a fork to make the edges pretty.
- Brush the squares with a beaten egg mixed with 1 tablespoon of water.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes (or until tops are lightly golden brown)
For cream cheese frosting.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and beat until mixed. Mix in confectioners’ sugar, a little at a time. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Drizzle onto turnovers.
Notes
*For an easier topping option, skip the cream cheese frosting and simply sprinkle the tops with raw sugar before baking for a light crunch and a bakery-style finish.