Macerated Cherry Nutella Pop Tarts are pretty much everything you want in a dessert: flaky pastry, creamy chocolate and a boozy fruit filling!
I love adding liqueurs to desserts and savory dishes. Grand Marnier is one of my favorites. It adds a delicate hint of orange that brightens everything from pan sauces to buttercream frosting. And I especially love using it to macerate fruit.
I suppose this is technically a turnover recipe since pop tarts normally use tart or pie dough. But pop tarts sounded more fun so let’s go with it. I knew I wanted to use macerated cherries but once the puff pastry was ready to be filled I felt like they were missing something. Cue the Nutella. I’ve never been obsessed with this stuff the way some of my fellow pastry chefs are but it’s pretty tasty. And it works amazingly well with the boozy cherries.
Chocolate, cherries, hazelnuts and orange. It’s pretty much a match made in heaven.
Macerated Cherry Nutella Pop Tarts
Ingredients
- 1 cup cherries, pitted
- 2 tablespoons Grand Mariner
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 3 sheets puff pastry, chilled
- all-purpose flour for dusting
- 9 tablespoons Nutella
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Place the cherries, Grand Marnier and sugar into a small bowl and stir. Cover and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour, stirring periodically.
- Place the macerated cherries into a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. In a small ramekin, stir together some of the liquid from the cherries with the cornstarch and add it back to the saucepan. Use a potato or avocado masher to smash the cherries, optionally leaving some bigger pieces for texture. Continue to simmer, stirring frequently, until the cherries are very soft and the liquid has reduced and thickened, approximately 7-10 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Lightly dust a clean kitchen surface with flour. Remove one puffy pastry sheet from the refrigerator and roll it out slightly with a rolling pin (work quickly because the dough will become difficult to work with as it warms up). Slice the sheet in half and then slice each half into thirds to create 6 smaller rectangles. Place onto one of the prepared baking sheets. 3 rectangles will serve as the bottom of the pop tarts. On each of these rectangles spread 1 tablespoon of Nutella followed by 2 tablespoons of the cherry mixture, leaving a small border around the edges to prevent filling from escaping.
- Top with the remaining 3 rectangles and use a fork to press the edges together. Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Repeat this process with the remaining sheets and filling, dividing the pop tarts between the two prepared baking sheets.
- Remove the baking sheets from the refrigerator and brush the pop tarts with egg wash. Use a knife to poke 3 holes in the top of each pop tart.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the dough is cooked through and golden brown on top.
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High-five on the cherry love today! These look flipping epic!
So gorgeous, I’m loving the cherries!
Woah those look awesome! Love the strawberry + nutella combo, that’s a classic. :)
Nutella works well with cherries, too ;)
These look amazing, such beautiful pictures too!!
Y’know, I’m not normally a fan of cherries…But along with puff pastry & Nutella & booze? Yeah, I’d eat that. :)
Love the flavor combo- is it breakfast time yet??
Love the combination of flavours in these and the hint of booze in the cherries – a really decadent dessert!
These flavors sound amazing!!
my son is sitting here with my looking at the blogs and he says WOW! LOL! they look amazing and perfect for my two boys for breakfast time (and myself)
I’ve always wanted to make homemade pop tarts, these look awesome!
Cherries and Nutella??? Lawwwwwd! Complete and utterly YES to this!
Cherries and nutella are such an amazing combination! Love it!
Such a gorgeous flavor combination, Jennifer. When I saw your photo on G+, I literally almost fell over!
This is just too beautiful for words!
I totally want to make pop tarts, and I think this will be the recipe I’ll try!