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Chocolate-Cherry Phyllo Wraps

These are so good...

3/4 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
3/4 cup canned pitted tart cherries, drained
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
9 sheets phyllo pastry, defrosted
Butter-flavored cooking spray

In a medium bowl, combine chocolate pieces, cherries, 1/2 cup sugar and walnuts. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Work quickly and keep phyllo covered with a damp towel while assembling pastries. Lay one phyllo sheet flat on work surface; spray lightly with butter-flavored cooking spray.

Place a second phyllo sheet over the buttered sheet; spray with cooking spray. Repeat with a third phyllo sheet and a light coating of cooking spray. Cut the phyllo into four 4-inch wide strips.

Place a heaping tablespoon of the chocolate-cherry filling 2-inches from the end of the strip. Diagonally fold the end of the pastry over the filling to make a 3-inch triangle.
Continue folding like a flag. Place seam-side down on an ungreased baking sheet. Repeat filling and folding remaining 3 pastry strips. Sprinkle triangles with 2 tablespoons of sugar.

Bake 10 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm. Makes 12 triangles.