Cooking with Heidi

Join Heidi and learn to cook something new each week. The recipe for this week can be found below. Please RSVP through our website at www.WeThriveTogether.org, by email at alyssa@WeThriveTogether.org, or by phone at Toll Free: 1-866-584-5640.

Chocolate Cherry Valentine Napoleons

Ingredients

1 package of Puff Pastry, Thawed

1 egg

1 Tablespoon Water

1 3.6 oz. package Godiva Dark Chocolate Instant Pudding

1 Cup Ice Cold Milk

1 1/2 cups of Heavy Whipping Cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

6 Tablespoons Powder Sugar

1/4 cup mini chocolate chips or chocolate sprinkles

1 Can Cherry Pie Filling

Extra Powder Sugar for Garnish

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat oven to 425 for regular or 400 for convection.
   2. Roll Puff Pastry out on flour surfaced. Gently, using a rolling pin, roll out any creases.
   3. Using a 3 inch Heart Cookie Cutter, Cut out 12 hearts. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicon mat.
   4. In a small bowl, mix one egg and one Tablespoon of Water together to create an egg wash. Gently brush each heart with egg wash.
   5. Bake in oven for 10-15 minutes until puffed and golden brown.
   6. Remove from oven and cool.
   7. In a medium bowl, using a whisk, mix together one package of Godiva Dark Chocolate Pudding with One cup cold milk until thick and creamy. Set aside.
   8. In your mixer, with the whisk attachment, mix 1 1/2 cups of heavy whipping cream with 1 tsp of vanilla, and 6 Tablespoons of Powder Sugar.
   9. Reserve 1/2 cup of whipping cream.
   10. Add remaining whipping cream to pudding. Fold together until well combined.
   11. Cut each puff pastry heart in half, creating a top and a bottom.
   12. Fill Pastry Bag with Chocolate Filling. Pipe around the edge of each bottom heart.
   13. Fill center with a dab of the reserved whipped cream. Sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles or mini chocolate chips.
   14. Gently scoop three cherries from the can of cherry pie filling, into the center of each heart, on top of the whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles.
   15. Top with other half of puff pastry heart.
   16. Sprinkle with Powder Sugar. Top with a squirt of Chocolate filling and one Cherry.
   17. Chill until ready to serve