Sweet Empanaditas Recipe

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Sweet Empanaditas
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Ingredients
6
Count
Nutrition
820
Calories
Total time
180
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup desired flavor of tropical fruit jam (such as pineapple or hawaiian fruit)
  • 1/3 cup sugar

Directions:

  1. Combine butter and cream cheese in a large bowl. Beat until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour, beating on low speed until combined.
  2. Gather mixture into a ball and divide in half. Cover and chill for 1 to 2 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
  3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or nonstick foil; set aside.
  4. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one of the dough portions to a 1/8 inch thickness.
  5. Using a round 3 to 3 1/2 inch cookie cutter, cut out dough. place about 1 teaspoon of the jam in the center of each round.
  6. Moisten edges of dough with water. Fold the dough in half to enclose the jam; press edges together with the tines of a fork to seal.
  7. Place the empanaditas 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheet, Bake in oven for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.
  8. In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. While cookies are warm, carefully roll them in cinnamon-sugar.Place on a wire rack; let cool. Repeat with remaining dough portion, remaining jam, and remaining cinnamon-sugar.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 819.95 Kcal (3433 kJ)
Calories from fat 549.52 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 61.06g 94%
Cholesterol 168.79mg 56%
Sodium 144.26mg 6%
Potassium 142.18mg 3%
Total Carbs 59.63g 20%
Sugars 10.99g 44%
Dietary Fiber 2.22g 9%
Protein 9.4g 19%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 71.3mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 475.82 Kcal (1992 kJ)
Calories from fat 318.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 35.43g 94%
Cholesterol 97.95mg 56%
Sodium 83.71mg 6%
Potassium 82.51mg 3%
Total Carbs 34.6g 20%
Sugars 6.38g 44%
Dietary Fiber 1.29g 9%
Protein 5.45g 19%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 19%
Iron 0.4mg 4%
Calcium 41.4mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 21
    Points
  • 23
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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