Strawberry Turnovers with Piecrust are the easiest turnovers to make. Made with puff pasty, fresh strawberries, egg, cream cheese, sugar, and lemon, these strawberry cream cheese turnovers are going to be an easy summer dessert recipe that you come back to again and again!
Strawberry and cream turnovers will be the hit at all your Spring and Summer gatherings and is the perfect dessert pastry recipe for celebrating Memorial Day! Strawberry Puff Pastry Turnovers are addictive! You'll come back for more.
This strawberry turnover recipe can be paired with this my Blueberry and Peach Vodka Spritzer or my Asparagus Puff Pastry appetizer. Want a pasta recipe to go with these delicious recipes? Check out my Creamy Lemon and Chicken Pasta want more dessert? Check out my Homemade Oreo Ice Cream Recipe Strawberry turnovers with pie crust is a zesty strawberry dessert!
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🍓Ingredients For Easy Strawberry Turnovers
Puff pastry strawberry turnovers ingredients:
- Fresh ripe Strawberries, hulled and halved
- Thawed Puff Pastry Sheets
- Egg
- Softened Cream Cheese
- Sugar
- Lemon juice, lemon zest
- Vanilla Extract
- Stand Mixer
- Baking Sheet lined with parchment paper or baking liner
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🍓How To Make Strawberry Turnovers Puff Pastry Recipe
Puff Pastry Turnovers are super easy to make. All you need is your thawed puff pastry dough and other ingredients as well as a stand mixer and a baking sheet and you are an hour away from delicious homemade strawberry turnovers.
Strawberry turnovers with cream cheese take minimal time so let's get started!
Instructions for recipe for strawberry turnovers.
Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.
Step 2: Now we are going to make our "puff pastry boat" for the strawberries to sit in. Lay puff pastry out on the prepared baking sheet. Fold edges up to create a ½-inch wide border. Prick the inside base of dough completely with a fork.
Make sure to prick the entire dough of the puff pastry. This ensures the dough will cook properly.
Step 3: Bake in the preheated oven until golden and puffed, about 10 minutes. Press the puffed center down with the back of a fork to deflate.
Step 4: In a stand mixer, add the softened cream cheese, lemon juice, tablespoon vanilla extract, egg, and sugar. Mix on the low setting until well combined.
Step 5: Add in the lemon zest and mix again filling is creamy and smooth.
Step 6: Carefully pour a layer of the strawberry turnover filling homemade strawberry filling evenly into pastry shell You can also add a top layer of lemon zest. This makes the strawberry turnovers even tastier.
Step 7: Arrange berries cut side down, you can alternate these as well. Brush egg wash on the outer crust of the puff pastry. After a layer of strawberries is placed on the prepared puff pastry, you are ready to bake on the lined baking sheet.
Step 8: Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until the sides of the phyllo dough is flaky puff pastry golden brown. Add more fresh lemon zest. Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing.
Slice puff turnovers and enjoy! These make delicious strawberry turnovers.
🍓Storage Tips For Strawberry Puff Pastry Turnover
The best way to store strawberry turnovers phyllo dough is to store in a glass airtight container on the kitchen counter for up to two days. If you store them in the fridge, the puff pasty can dry out. Make you enjoy these fruit pastry filling recipe in two days or freeze.
Pro Tips for strawberry and cream cheese turnovers: You can also make these strawberry pastries with strawberry rhubarb turnovers for an extra tart treat!
If you want these extra sweet, you can add a cup of powdered sugar (but I don't suggest it) these are sweet enough on their own and healthier without the added sugar.
Strawberry pastry puff pasty with fruit filling is the best strawberry turnover recipe!
These are the best easy strawberry turnovers and you can share the joy and make a batch for your friends, family, and neighbors! Celebrate Memorial Day with this easy strawberry dessert recipe!
Strawberry Turnovers Fun Facts
Turnover Fun Facts: Turnovers come from the French and date all the way back to 1630 in St. Calais, in the Sarthe region of France.
- Turnovers originated in ancient times and are classified as “portable pies.”
- Common turnover fillings include fruits such as apples, blueberries, and cherries, meats like chicken, beef, and pork, vegetables such as sweet potatoes, and savory ingredients like cheese. Think of them as mini pies!
Variations For Fresh Strawberry Turnovers
- You can use frozen strawberries for this recipe
- Add a dollop of fresh whipped cream to take these up a notch
- Add orange zest or even fresh blackberries, blueberries, and cherries, and turn these into fruit turnovers.
- Strawberry season is here!
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Strawberry Turnovers
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1 package Thawed puff pastry
- 1 brick cream cheese, softened
- 2 large eggs, reserve one for egg wash
- ¼ cup Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 lemon juiced and zested
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.
- Wash, hull and slice the strawberries into quarters or halves.
- Now we are going to make our "puff pastry boat" for the asparagus to sit in. Lay puff pastry out on the prepared baking sheet. Fold edges up to create a ½-inch wide border. Prick the inside base of dough completely with a fork
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden and puffed, about 10 minutes. Press the puffed center down with the back of a fork to deflate.
- In a stand mixer, add the softened cream cheese, tablespoon vanilla extract, egg, and sugar. Mix on the low setting until well combined.
- Add in the lemon zest and mix again filling is creamy and smooth.
- Carefully pour a layer of the strawberry turnover filling homemade strawberry filling evenly into pastry shell You can also add a top layer of lemon zest. This makes the strawberry turnovers even tastier.
- Arrange berries cut side down, you can alternate these as well. After a layer of strawberries is placed on the prepared puff pastry, you are ready to bake on the lined baking sheet.
- Brush eggwash on the sides of the puff pastry. This will ensure the dough is nice and golden brown.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until the sides of the phyllo dough is flaky puff pastry. Let cook for 10 minutes before slicing.
Notes
🍓Storage Tips For Strawberry Puff Pastry Turnover
The best way to store strawberry turnovers phyllo dough is to store in a glass airtight container on the kitchen counter for up to two days. If you store them in the fridge, the puff pasty can dry out. Make you enjoy these fruit pastry filling recipe in two days or freeze. Pro Tips for strawberry and cream cheese turnovers: You can also make these strawberry pastries with strawberry rhubarb turnovers for an extra tart treat! If you want these really, really sweet, you can add a cup powdered sugar (but I don't suggest it) these are sweet enough on their own and healthier without the added sugar. Strawberry pastry puff pasty with fruit filling is the best strawberry turnover recipe! Turnover Fun Facts: A turnover is a type of pastry made by placing a filling on a piece of dough, folding the dough over, and sealing it. Turnovers can be sweet or savory and are often made as a sort of portable meal or dessert, similar to a sandwich.- Turnovers originated in ancient times and are classified as “portable pies.”
- Common turnovers fillings include fruits such as apples, blueberries and cherries, meats like chicken, beef and pork, vegetables such as sweet potatoes, and savory ingredients like cheese.
Susan
#3 includes asparagus. Really?
Genevieve
No that was a typo Susan lol thanks for catching it and enjoy recipe!
Susan
I wonder if #3 could be corrected?
Genevieve
Hi Susan! Corrected how? That's the correct step.
Barbara
is it puff pastry or phyllo?
Genevieve
Hi Barbara, it's puff pastry dough. I hope that helps. 🙂
Liz
My family went crazy for these turnovers! I can't wait to make them again with local summer berries!
Juyali
Made these with my kids using strawberries from the farmers market—really easy and fun to put together. The lemony cream cheese filling was so good!
Andrea
Had some strawberries, so I gave this a try—came out creamy, and yummy!
Krystle
I love the contrast between the crunchy pastry and the creamy filling, we loved it!