Puff Pastry Hearts Recipe

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These adorable cream-filled hearts are perfect for Valentine’s Day or any time you want to serve a loving treat. The delightful recipe and pretty way to present it come from Sarah Vasques of Milford, New Hampshire.

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Puff Pastry Hearts Recipe

Prep: 1 hour + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 36 Servings

60 10 70

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups milk
6 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1/2 to 1 teaspoon rum extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 packages (17.3 ounces each) frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 jar (12 ounces) seedless raspberry preserves
2 cups fresh raspberries
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.
Remove from the heat. Gently stir in extracts. Cool to room temperature without stirring. Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours or until chilled.
In a large bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form. Fold into custard. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface. Cut with a lightly floured 3-1/2-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter.
Place 1 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Just before serving, warm preserves in a small saucepan; drizzle some onto dessert plates. Split puff pastry hearts in half. Place bottom halves on plates; spread each with 2 tablespoons of filling. Replace tops; drizzle with remaining preserves. Garnish with raspberries and confectioners' sugar. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 163 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 50 mg cholesterol, 71 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Puff Pastry Hearts in Taste of Home February/March 2006, p68

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Reviewed on Sep. 07, 2011 by runningal262

I made these for Valentine's Day last year. I always make a special dinner on Valentine's Day and find an extra special dessert to go with it. It beats going to crowded restaurants--I'd rather just stay home and "fancy" things up a bit. Anyway, both my husband & I were highly satisfied with this dessert. Although they were time consuming, I didn't mind in the least. I followed the recipe to a "T" & they came out beautifully, just as the photo depicts.