Cherry Chocolate Blintzes

Cherry Chocolate Blintzes

We made the Cherry Danish in class the other day and had some leftover cherry pie filling. I didn’t want to waste it. I also had some flour tortillas so I combined the 2 for what I think is a pretty nice dessert. Easy to make, too. First I softened the tortillas in milk for about 10 minutes. This makes them more pliable- like a slightly thicker crepe. I wanted to dress them up a little so I melted some semi-sweet (bittersweet) chocolate with a little half-and-half.  Two parts chocolate to one part of the half-and-half. I melted them in the microwave for half a minute or so then stirred until they were smooth. I put the melted chocolate in a squeeze bottle and put a nice swirl of it in the center of a tortilla. Then I added a couple of spoonfuls of the cherry pie filling. I folded up the sides a little and then folded it over- like making an egg roll.  Then I melted some butter in a pan and cooked them over medium heat until golden on both sides. I put a drizzle of the chocolate on a plate, dusted the blintz with powdered sugar and placed it on top of the chocolate. Simple and kind of elegant, too. Would be nice served with whipped cream or ice cream.

Put some melted chocolate in the center of the tortilla

Add cherry pie filling

Fold into a bundle

Brown in butter

Drizzle plate with chocolate sauce before placing blintz on top

Ready to serve