Leftover Thanksgiving supplies? Make these Crave-able Cranberry Turnovers!

Jacqueline Nelms '26

Lead Food Writer

You either truly love or deeply despise the well known item, Cranberry Sauce. Either way it will most likely end up on your table and definitely appear on Thor’s during thanksgiving supper! I created this simple recipe for an easy and quick dessert using loved but leftover ingredients.

Ingredients:

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

2 egg yolks

2 c. confectioners’ sugar

1 (17.3 ounce) package Puff Pastry, thawed

3/4 c. leftover cranberry sauce

2 Tbsp of salted butter (melted)

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°F. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, egg yolks, and 1 cup confectioners' sugar until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.

Step 2

Roll out 1 puff pastry sheet into a 10-inch square. Cut into four 5-inch squares. Place 2 tablespoons of cream cheese mixture in the center of each square. Top each with 1 1/2 tablespoons cranberry sauce. Dampen edges of each square with water and fold over to form a triangle. Press edges together with a fork to seal. Baste the tops with your melted butter. Transfer turnovers to a parchment-lined baking pan. Repeat with a second puff pastry sheet to make remaining turnovers. 

Step 3

Bake turnovers until puffed and golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer turnovers to a wire rack to cool, about 10 minutes.

Step 4

In a small bowl, stir together remaining confectioners' sugar and 4 tablespoons of water until a thick but flowing icing forms. (If icing is too thick, add more water, a few drops at a time.) Fill a resealable plastic bag with icing, seal the bag, and snip off a tiny corner. Pipe icing over turnovers in a zig-zag pattern.