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Easy, Healthy Cherry Turnovers

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Easy, Healthy Cherry Turnovers

About.com; By Fiona Haynes - Low Fat Cooking Expert
WW Points
Yield: 12 turnovers
Total Time: 30 minutes

These little cherry turnovers are triangular mini fruit pies made with phyllo pastry and homemade cherry-pie filling. They're like apple turnovers, only made with cherries. While these little turnovers 're are not hard to make, be sure to have everything you need at hand, as phyllo pastry sheets dry out quickly.

Ingredients;
24 9 X 14 sheets of phyllo pastry
3/4 cup cherry pie filling (recipe below)**
Butter-flavored cooking spray

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line large cookie sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat.
Remove 24 sheets of phyllo pastry from box. Place dough on a sheet of wax paper or plastic wrap. Cover stack of phyllo pastry sheets with plastic wrap and a damp cloth on top to prevent sheets from drying out.

Removing one sheet of dough at a time, place six sheets on lined cookie tray, spraying cooking spray between each phyllo sheet. After the sixth sheet of phyllo pastry, cut the stack into thirds crosswise so you have three long strips.

Then, in the right-hand corner of the first of the three strips, put one tablespoon of cherry-pie filling, leaving a small border.

Fold phyllo strip flag-style from right to left and place cherry triangle on cookie sheet.

Repeat with remaining two strips.

Uncover remaining sheets of phyllo pastry, and repeat the same process with the next six sheets, covering the rest of the sheets until ready to use. Repeat steps until all the sheets and pie filling are gone.

Bake in a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes

Per serving (1 turnover): Calories 95, Calories from Fat 14, Total Fat 1.5g (sat 0.3g), Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 114mg, Carbohydrate 18.4g, Fiber 0.6g, Protein 1.8g ++++ WWP: 2

** Easy Cherry Pie Filling
About.com
By Fiona Haynes - Low Fat Cooking Expert
WW Points
Makes 2 cups.
Total Time: 10 minutes

Use fresh or frozen pitted dark cherries to make a delicious cherry pie filling. Use it in a low fat pies, tarts, turnovers, cobblers, crisps, or serve warm with a dollop of low fat frozen yogurt.
Ingredients:
1 pound bag frozen pitted cherries, or pound fresh pitted cherries
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
2 tbsp lemon juice

Preparation:
Place frozen cherries, sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice in a heavy-bottomed medium-sized pan. Heat on medium until cherries begin to release their liquid. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce to a simmer and heat until cherry mixture has thickened. Allow to cool.

****Nutritional Analysis for Cherry Filling is included in Turnover recipe