Apple Cranberry Phyllo Turnovers

Show: Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger Episode: Holiday Happy Hour

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RECIPE
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Cook Time:
35 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
8 servings (serving size 1 turnover)

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 35 min
Total:: 55 min

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Ingredients

4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch slices (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon cold water
6 sheets phyllo dough, thawed
3 tablespoons canola oil
4 ladyfinger cookies, crushed, divided
Cooking spray

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large nonstick pan cook the apples, cranberries, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg over medium heat stirring occasionally until the fruit is tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the cornstarch mixture and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, until the juices in the pan thicken. Set aside to cool.

Lay a sheet of phyllo onto a large cutting board and brush the dough with oil. Top with a second sheet and brush with oil. Sprinkle half the crushed cookies on top. Add another sheet of phyllo and brush with oil. Cut the phyllo into 4 long pieces. Put a small mound of the apple mixture about 1-inch from the bottom of 1 section and fold the phyllo over the mixture into a triangle-shaped pocket. Continue to fold to maintain the triangle shape so a turnover is formed. Repeat with the other 3 sections. Repeat the whole process again with 3 more sheets of phyllo so that you wind up with 8 turnovers. Be sure to reserve a little oil to brush the top of each turnover.

Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray, place the turnovers on the sheet, brush the tops with the remaining oil and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until nicely browned. Serve warm.

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recipe Apple Cranberry Phyllo Turnovers
SARA Los Alamitos, CA 05-31-2009
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absolutely delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

best turnovers ever. made exactly per recipe and everyone loved them. will definitely make over and over again.
recipe Apple Cranberry Phyllo Turnovers
Marty Jacksonville, FL 01-02-2009
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Made it 5 times during holidays!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The original recipe is excellent, but we also tried it with different pastry dough. The filling is so good, our favorite was... to just make the filling, and serve with a bit of fat-free whipped topping or light vanilla ice cream. The filling itself is so quick and easy, it was a breeze to make for unexpected guests during the holidays. But we'll make this dish all year round!Read more
recipe Apple Cranberry Phyllo Turnovers
Judit Hamilton, NJ 12-20-2008
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Awesome
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Perfect healthy dessert...very YUMMY
recipe Apple Cranberry Phyllo Turnovers
Ryan Rochester, NY 12-12-2008
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Very good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

People were raving about these
recipe Apple Cranberry Phyllo Turnovers
wendy norfolk, VA 11-30-2008
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excellent!!!!!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

some of the best healthy turnovers i have ever had
recipe Apple Cranberry Phyllo Turnovers
Ann Marie Leesburg, VA 03-03-2008
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Very good MINI Turnovers...
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

As previous reviewers stated, these turnovers were very good. However, the size of the turnovers is very small. You cut a... typical phyllo sheet into "4 long pieces"?! Each strip is then maybe 2 inches wide. So you get about a 2 x 2 turnover. After making 8 of these, I still had 3/4's of the filling leftover(even if you cut them the short way, you still won't use all the filling and it will be hard to roll them up). I then proceeded to make 20 of these mini turnovers! Even though I was surprised at the size, it turned out to make a more attractive plate to serve my guests with 2 stacked mini turnovers and a small scoop of light ice cream. Yes, you could make them bigger by cutting larger strips, but I had already started the process with the first 4 and then just kept going for uniformity. I also sprinkled a little sugar on top before cooking. It gave it a little something extra visually and taste-wise.Read more