Cherry Cheese Strudel

AshleyC's Note:

It's a cream cheese diet lover's paradise!!

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 8 ounces fat free cream cheese
• 1 egg white
• ¼ teaspoon almond extract
• 8 sheets frozen phyllo pastry sheets , thawed
• 2 sheets low-fat honey graham crackers , crushed
• 20 ounces light cherry pie filling , drained
• cooking spray
• confectioners' sugar (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. Beat first 4 ingredients until smooth.
3. Coat jelly roll pan with spray.
4. Cover phyllo with wax paper and damp paper towels to keep moist.
5. Place 1 sheet phyllo on pan. Coat with cooking spray.
6. Sprinkle 1 1/2 t graham crumbs on top.
7. Repeat layering with remaining phyllo spray and crumbs ending with phyllo.
8. Spoon cheese mixture in a 3 inch wide strip along 1 long side of dough leaving a 2 inch border on long and short ends.
9. Top with pie filling.
10. Fold ends and long side over filling.
11. Starting with filled long side, roll.
12. Place seam side down and coat with spray.
13. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden on top. Cool.
14. If desired, sprinkle confectioners sugar on top.