Cherry Cheese Strudel
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 8 ounces fat free cream cheese
- 1 egg white
- 1⁄4 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
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Beat first 4 ingredients until smooth.
- Coat jelly roll pan with spray.
- Cover phyllo with wax paper and damp paper towels to keep moist.
- Place 1 sheet phyllo on pan. Coat with cooking spray.
- Sprinkle 1 1/2 t graham crumbs on top.
- Repeat layering with remaining phyllo spray and crumbs ending with phyllo.
- 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.
- Top with pie filling.
- Fold ends and long side over filling.
- Starting with filled long side, roll.
- Place seam side down and coat with spray.
- Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden on top. Cool.
- If desired, sprinkle confectioners sugar on top.
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I am an aspiring restauranteur, but now I'm just a FULL time mom and graduate student at UAH majoring in Aerospace Engineering. I have a 4 year old little girl who is the best sous chef anyone could ever ask for. My passion is definitely cooking and I use it to relax or just to have fun.