A piece of strawberry heaven that's ready in minutes! Indulge in these sweet strawberry hearts with a soft, flaky crust topped with strawberry jam and some fresh sliced strawberries. These cute little hearts are so easy to make and are the perfect sweet treat.

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INGREDIENTS YOU'LL NEED!

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• Ready to roll store-bought Puff pastry
• Strawberry jam (Homemade or store-bought). If you want to make it at home, here's the link.
• Fresh Strawberries: Cut the strawberries into thin slices.
• Caster sugar or superfine sugar: To sprinkle on top before baking.
• One egg + 1 tsp milk for egg wash: It is used to brush on top of the pastry hearts before baking to give them a golden brown colour on top.
• Icing sugar/powdered sugar: To sprinkle on top of pastries after baking to make them look more gorgeous.

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EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

• Medium-sized heart shape cookie cutter
• Small-sized heart shape cookie cutter
• Pastry brush

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DIRECTIONS

• Preheat Fan oven to 160C/330F (for conventional oven, 180C/356F).
• Unroll the puff pastry sheet and dust it with some plain flour if it is too sticky. Cut out the heart as much as possible using a medium-sized cookie cutter and place them on a baking paper lined baking tray.
• Next, use the smaller heart shape cookie cutter and gently make an impression of a heart in the middle of each larger heart. Press it gently because you only need an indention into the larger hearts.
• Spoon some strawberry jam in the middle part of each pastry heart (smaller one). Top it off with fresh slices of strawberries. Don’t overfill the hearts with jam as it may ooze out from the sides when baking.
• Brush the edges of hearts with an egg wash (whisk together 1 egg+ 1 tsp milk).
• Sprinkle some sugar on top to get the beautiful golden brown colour. You can also add a tsp of freeze-dried strawberry powder in sugar but it’s optional.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until flakey and golden brown in colour.
• Let them cool slightly then sprinkle some icing sugar/powdered sugar.
• Serve warm or chill them in the fridge before serving.
• Gather the puff pastry scrap and roll it again between two pieces of baking paper. Lightly sprinkle the flour if it is sticky. Cut out more hearts and repeat the process.

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HOW TO STORE PASTRY HEARTS?

These are best served when warm and freshly baked however leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days but they will be less crispy.

I hope that you'll try this recipe and you'll love them as much as my family and I do! If you make this recipe then be sure to tag @kaotickrunch on Instagram. We'd love to see your creations!

Happy baking and eating! 😊