SUGAR PLUM PHYLLO KRINGLE RECIPE

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Thanks to store-bought phyllo dough, this pastry is easier to make than it looks. Serve it not only for breakfast, but also for dessert with a scoop of ice cream. -Johnna Johnson, Scottsdale, Arizona

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 12

INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup raisins
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
12 sheets phyllo dough (14 inches x 9 inches)
Butter-flavored cooking spray
Confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. In a large saucepan, bring apricots, cherries, water, sugar and raisins to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 6-8 minutes or until liquid is thickened. Stir in walnuts and lemon juice. Remove from heat; cool completely.
  • In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Place one sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface; spritz with cooking spray. Layer with remaining phyllo, spritzing each layer. Spread cream cheese over phyllo to within 2 in. of edges; top with dried fruit mixture. Fold in edges; roll up, starting with a long side.
  • Place in a parchment paper-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan, seam side down. Spritz top with cooking spray. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.
  • Yield: 6 servings.
  • Originally published as Sugar Plum Phyllo Kringle in Taste of Home Christmas Annual
  • Annual 2016, p193

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