Cherry Cream Puff Pastry Tart – this beautiful puff pastry tart is perfect for the holidays! It will be the easiest tart you ever made and the most delicious one!
This post is sponsored by Lucky Leaf, my favorite pie filling brand and the only one I use in my kitchen!
Do you ever find yourself in a need for an easy yet impressive dessert? Especially now, in the middle of the holiday season? I am here with a solution!
I believe that not every dessert should be complicated. You can make an impressive one that looks like you spent a lot of time preparing but in fact, it is super simple. This tart is definitely one of them. I adore puff pastry and bake with it any chance I get. Combined with a no-bake cheesecake filling and my favorite pie filling from Lucky Leaf, it created a gorgeous dessert that took only 30 minutes to make and yet made everyone speechless.
When Lucky Leaf asked me to create a holiday dessert using one of their pie fillings, I knew it had to be an impressive one. One that you can serve for your guests during the festive holiday season. I used Lucky Leaf’s Premium Cherry Pie Filling. I always stock up on it, because I make a lot of this Cherry Delight this time of year. This holidays, I am adding this tart to the list!
If you ever made a puff pastry tart, you know how easy it is and how beautifully it bakes up. You need one sheet of frozen puff pastry (thawed), rolled out on a lightly floured surface. Cut off 1 to 1,5″ strip of the dough on each side. Brush the edges of the main piece with egg wash and place all of the pieces on top. Don’t waste a piece! The extra squares make for a perfect corner decoration! Brush the top pieces and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake the tart shell and cool completely.
Fill the tart shell with cheesecake filling and top with cherry pie filling. The tart is ready for serving. You can also refrigerate it for few hours, until you are ready to slice it and serve it to your guests.
The turbinado sugar gives the tart a little bit of character and even more crunch. The sweet and creamy cream cheese filling and the cherry pie filling create a pure heaven of flavors! You simply have to make it!
Two simple shortcuts that never disappoint will help you create a beautiful tart that looks festive and is absolutely delicious. Serve is along side of a hot white chocolate or your favorite latte for a holiday gathering.
Here is to easy holiday desserts!
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- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon water
- 2 Tablespoons turbinado sugar pure cane sugar
- 8 oz package cream cheese softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 can Lucky Leaf Premium Cherry Pie Filling
- Thaw the puff pastry sheet according to the manufacturers directions on packaging.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place on a lightly floured surface and roll out into a 13" by 10" rectangle.
- Cut off 1" to 1,5" strips of pastry dough on each side.
- Place the main pastry piece on a sheet of parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, whisk together egg and water. Mix well.
- Brush the edges of the main puff pastry piece with egg wash.
- Place cut off stripes of dough over the brushed edges. Use the small squares to decorate the corners. Brush the strips with egg wash and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
- Place the parchment paper sheet with pastry on a large baking sheet.
- Bake the tart shell for 14 to 16 minutes, or until puffed up and golden brown.
- Cool completely. If the center if puffed up too much, gently press it down.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix the cream cheese until smooth, about 30 seconds.
- Add sifted powdered sugar and vanilla extract and mix well. Mix on high for 2 minutes.
- Spread the cheesecake filling in the center of the tart.
- Top with pie filling.
- Slice and serve or refrigerate for few hours until ready to serve.
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Audrey A Wade says
Can I prepare this and freeze it before baking?
Susan says
This is beautiful and perfect for that person who is afraid of making pie crust or has no desire to pit cherries!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Yes! My thinking exactly! Thanks, Susan!
Nutmeg Nanny says
This is such a pretty tart!
Lana says
I love puff pastry and keep it in my freezer all the time! This is a really perfect quick and easy dessert.
heather says
You had me at cherry pie (my favorite!). I love how simply this can be put together, yet it would be entirely impressive at the table. Beautiful!
Martha says
Such a great tutorial on how to make a tart!
Ashley says
This looks so pretty! My hubby loves cherry!
foodwanderings says
This cherry cream puff pastry is perfectly brilliant!
Amy says
I think puff pastry is super easy to work with – it’s phyllo dough that gives me trouble! This is gorgeous. What’s not to love here?? YUM.
Annie says
Oh, how I love puff pastry! It’s just a dream and makes it so easy to make wonderful treats – I love this cherry version, so fun!
heather says
for non -pie makes like me, this is the perfect holiday dessert
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Same here! Thanks, Heather!
Michelle says
This recipe is to die for! It’s one of the prettiest tarts I’ve ever seen! Pinned and totally making this next week. It’s happening.
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
You are so sweet, Michelle! Thank you so much! Let me know how you like it!
Shinee says
I’m drooling over this tart, Anna! Will have to make this pretty soon. 🙂
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thank you, Shinee!
Sues says
I agree that it’s not too tough to make a delicious and impressive dessert with not a whole ton of effort. This one looks so beautiful!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Yes! Thank you, Sues!
Tori says
Gorgeous! It’s summer where I live so we have cherries galore and this is the perfect use for them.