Fruit and Cheese Phyllo Turnovers

⏱️ 30 min 👥 9 servings 📊 Medium
Mediterranean dessert
Fruit and Cheese Phyllo Turnovers
Nutrition per Serving
155
Calories
—
Protein
—
Carbs
—
Fat

📝 Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup +1 tablespoon low fat cream cheese
  • 1/3 cup anthotiro or you may use ricotta
  • 3 tablespoons low fat Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 large apple cut in small cubes or other fruit. In the summer you can use apricots or cherries
  • 6 sheets of phyllo dough
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Olive Oil
  • Powdered sugar

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Preheat the oven at 350 F (180C).
  2. 2In a bowl mash the cheese, yogurt, sugar and vanilla with a fork. Then add the fruit and mix well.
  3. 3In another small bowl mix the bread crumbs and cinnamon.
  4. 4Spread out 1 sheet of phyllo, brush a small amount of olive oil and then sprinkle with the bread crumb mix, place on top a second sheet of phyllo and brush with a small amount of olive oil.
  5. 5Cut in 3 strips lengthwise.
  6. 6Place on the top corner of each strip 1 1/2-2 teaspoons of the fruit-cheese mixture.
  7. 7Start folding in a small triangle. Do the same for the other 2 strips.
  8. 8Repeat 2 more times with the rest of the phyllo dough sheets until you have a total of 9 turnovers.
  9. 9You can sprinkle some of the breadcrumbs on top.
  10. 10Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by olivetomato.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.