Raspberry Cream Cheese Pastries

📝 Ingredients

• 12 oz fresh raspberries
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 7 Tbs water, (divided)
• 3 Tbs corn starch
• 8 oz cream cheese, (room temperature)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 boxes puff pastry shells

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- For The Raspberry Filling ---
2. 2In a small saucepan, add raspberries, sugar, lemon juice and 3 tablespoons of water, stir.
3. 3Heat over low/medium heat, stirring occasionally and bring to a boil. Let boil for about 4-5 minutes.
4. 4In a small bowl, mix remaining water and corn starch together.
5. 5Add corn starch mixture to raspberry mixture, stir until thickened then remove from heat and let cool.
6. 6--- For The Cream Cheese Filling ---
7. 7Beat cream cheese until smooth and creamy.
8. 8Add sugar, lemon juice and vanilla into cream cheese and beat until combined.
9. 9--- Puff Pastries ---
10. 10Bake puff pastry shells according to package directions.
11. 11Once pastries have baked, remove top of each pastry.
12. 12--- Assembling The Pastries ---
13. 13First, add a spoonful of cream cheese into the center of each pastry.
14. 14Next, add a spoonful of raspberry mixture and then top with a little dab of cream cheese mixture.
15. 15Top with a fresh raspberry and enjoy!