Caprese Hearts 🕊️ 🎀 💓

Here’s how to make it:

1. Roll 1 sheet of puff pastry on a flat surface (Best if there is already parchment paper under the sheet so you can lift the parchment directly and place on a baking sheet in step 5)

2. Press a heart shaped cookie cutter on the puff pastry sheet. To get the most hearts out of 1 sheet, I recommend the way I show in the video (1 row right side up hearts and next row upside down hearts)

3. Carefully remove the excess puff pastry dough. Discard or store in a ziploc bag for future use

4. In a bowl, melt garlic and mix with garlic powder or crushed garlic and salt to taste. Brush the hearts with this garlic butter

5. Place the hearts on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake according to package instructions (mine was about 15 minutes at 425 degrees)

6. Meanwhile, in a medium sized bowl, combine 8oz small pearl size fresh mozzarella, 3-4oz finely chopped sun dried tomatoes, 1-2 tsp oil from sun dried tomatoes jar, and 5-6 chopped fresh basil leaves

7. Remove the puff pastry hearts from the oven. Using a small rounded spoon (like 1 tsp measuring spoon), press into the middle of the heart to “break the heart”. Careful not to break the entire top layer. You just want to create a small well in the middle

8. Fill the broken hearts with the caprese mixture, then transfer to a serving dish. Drizzle balsamic glaze over the hearts

9. Enjoy with your loved ones!