Best 6 Strawberry Heart Pillows Recipes

STRAWBERRY HEART PILLOWS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Unfold pastry. Cut into 16 hearts with 2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. Place on baking sheet.
• Bake 20 min. or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Cut each heart horizontally in half. Spread 1 tsp. jam onto bottom half of each heart; top with 1 Tbsp. COOL WHIP and a strawberry slice. Cover with tops of hearts. Drizzle with chocolate.

STRAWBERRY PILLOWS

Steps:

• Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Divide dough into four portions. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until firm enough to roll, about 2 hours., Preheat oven to 375°. On a floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. round cookie cutter. Place half of the circles onto ungreased baking sheets. Place 1/2 teaspoon preserves in the center of each circle; top with remaining circles and press edges lightly with a fork to seal. Cut slits in the top of each cookie. Bake until edges are light brown, 7-9 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

HEART-SHAPED STRAWBERRY PARFAITS

Steps:

• Slice pound cake crosswise into four 1/4-inch-thick slices, reserving any remaining pound cake for another use. Insert a 3-inch heart-shaped mold into each slice and remove any of the cake that remains around the outer edge of the cutter. Transfer cutters, with cake in the bottom to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet; set aside.
• Fill a medium saucepan with about 2 inches of water and bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer. In the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer, combine the eggs, yolk, 3 tablespoons sugar, and a pinch of salt. Set bowl over, but not touching, simmering water and whisk until egg mixture reaches 140 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. Transfer bowl to an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and whisk until mixture is thickened and forms ribbons.
• Meanwhile, in the bowl of a food processor, combine 2 pints strawberries, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt. Pulse until finely chopped; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat heavy cream until soft peaks form. Fold whipped cream into yolk mixture, along with 1/4 of the strawberry mixture, until well combined. Top the cake-filled molds with the yolk mixture, smoothing out the top so that it is even with the molds. Transfer to a freezer and freeze overnight. Refrigerate remaining strawberry mixture overnight.
• Remove parfaits from freezer. Push strawberry parfaits from molds to remove, using a hot towel, if necessary. Let parfaits stand for 20 minutes.
• Cover the bottom of each of four dessert plates with remaining strawberry mixture; top with parfait. Dust with confectioners' sugar and fan strawberry slices on top of parfaits; serve immediately.

STRAWBERRY HEART PILLOWS

Steps:

• Thaw puff pastry as directed on package; unfold.
• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Using 2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut into 16 hearts (or, if it isn't Valentines or some other romantic occasion, use a sharp knife and cut into 30 1-1/2-inch squares).
• Place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 20 minutes or until golden.
• Remove from cookie sheets and cool completely on wire racks.
• Split each heart in half horizontally.
• Spread 1 teaspoon jam or preserves on bottom half of each heart.
• Top with a big spoonful of whipped topping.
• Cover with top half of heart.
• Garnish with a small spoonful of whipped topping and a strawberry slice.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

STRAWBERRY HEART CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine cake mix, gelatin and flour. Beat in oil and eggs. Drain strawberries, reserving 1/2 cup syrup for frosting. Add berries and water to batter; mix well. Divide batter between two waxed paper-lined 8-in. baking pans, one square and one round. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes (square) and 35-40 minutes (round or until cake tests done. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine butter and reserved syrup. Gradually add sugar; beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Place square cake diagonally on a 20x15-in. covered board. Cut round cake in half. , Frost cut sides; place frosted sides against the top two sides of square cake, forming a heart. Frost sides and top of cake. Decorate with red-hots if desired.

STRAWBERRY HEART PILLOWS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Roll out pastry on lightly floured surface to 10-inch square. Cut into 16 heart shapes with 2-inch cookie cutter. Place on ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake 10 minutes. Remove to wire rack; cool completely.
• Cut each heart horizontally in half. Spread 1 teaspoons jam onto bottom half of each heart; top with 1 tablespoons of the whipped topping and a strawberry slice. Cover with tops of hearts. Drizzle with chocolate. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 1 hour.
• MAKE AHEAD: Cooled baked pastry hearts can be stored in tightly covered container at room temperature up to 3 days. Use to assemble desserts as directed.
• HOW TO MELT AND DRIZZLE CHOCOLATE: Place 1 square chocolate in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on MEDIUM 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Pour into resealable bag; seal bag. Snip off one bottom corner of bag; twist top of bag to drizzle chocolate over desert as desired.