Cherry Empanadas
These cherry empanadas are absolutely delicious, made with fresh cherries and a sweet cream cheese mixture, stuffed in premade empanada dough, and baked to golden, crispy perfection.
Servings: 12 Servings
Ingredients
- 11.6 ounce Goya® 5" baking empanada dough
Cherry Filling
- 2 cup fresh cherries, coarsely chopped
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
Cream Cheese Filling
- 8 ounce cream cheese
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Egg Wash
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Cherry Filling
- In a small saucepan over low heat, add cherries and sugar. Stir
- Mix water and cornstarch together until combined and add to the cherry mixture.
- Cook on low for 5-7 minutes or until the cherry mixture has thickened. Set aside to cool.
Cream Cheese Filling
- In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add sugar, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Beat until combined.
- Spoon a spoonful of cream cheese mixture in the center of the empanada dough followed by a spoonful of cherry mixture..
- Fold the dough over in half and moisten the edges.
- Using a fork, crimp the edges to secure.
Egg Wash
- Mix egg and water together in a small bowl and brush over each empanadas.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.