Hey All!
You all know how much I love Empanadas (Or as we Puerto Ricans and Cubans like to call them Pastelillos) right? I made an easier and healthier recipe for these that was baked as opposed to fried that you can find HERE if you don’t remember. Well I decided to take that recipe to a whole new level for Valentine’s Day with these Heart Shaped Empanadas (Pastelillos)! How amazing are they! Too darn cute! You simply follow the same recipe, but I’ll share it below.
I made mine with meat of course.
- 1 Pound of Ground Beef
- 1 Box of Pepperidge farms puff pastry sheets
- 2 eggs
- 1 Pinch of Salt
- 1 tsp of Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp of oregano
- 1 tsp pepper
- 20 Olives diced
- 1 package of Sazon
- 1 Heart shaped cookie cutter
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- First cook your ground beef seasoning it with the salt, garlic powder, oregano, pepper, and Sazon packet.
- Mix in your olives into the ground beef as it's cooking.
- Do not cook meat completely as it will cook completely when it's baking.
- Roll out your pepperidge farms puff pastry sheets. Let them thaw for about 15 minutes. Cut them into three slices. Make sure they aren't still frozen as you cut.
- Stretch out the dough sides of your strips so they are wide enough for your cookie cutter.
- Cut Out Your Heart Shapes from the dough.
- Make sure to cut even amounts so you have a top and a bottom.
- Place chop meat on the bottom half of the dough.
- Place a dough heart on top of the cooked ground beef. I make sure each amount of meat I pour onto the dough hearts has olives with it.
- Seal the edges of the heart empanadas with a fork.
- Beat your 2 eggs and glaze each heart with the egg.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until dough has risen and the hearts are golden brown.
- Serve and Enjoy for Valentine's Day!
Place the ground beef on one side and the heart dough on top.
Seal the edges with a fork. Make sure to flip it over so you seal both sides well.
Bake and serve!!!
These are definitely awesome for Valentine’s Day dinners.
Empanadas are a great starter for any meal.
Serve on some cute Valentine’s Day themed plates before your Valentine’s Day dinners, if you’re celebrating at home with your special someone.
I hope you enjoy these for Valentine’s Day as much as we will! They are festive and very easy to make. Let’s not forget how amazing they taste.
If you’re not a meat eater you can make these with Guava paste inside instead for a sweet treat and leave off the glaze if you also don’t eat eggs. You can maybe use honey instead. Yum!
For more fun Valentine’s Day recipes, DIYs, and ideas check out all my Valentine’s Day Posts Here!
Welcome!
Comments
This sounds so much like a happiness pocket. Oh who are we kidding? It is!
Aww, I LOVE the idea of heart shaped empanadas! I have to do this!
I love empanadas! I loved when my grocery store would sell them.
Funny how just simple things can make all the difference. So cute to make these in the shape of hearts!
This is so cute!’ I love theming food — for some reason my son seems to eat better when it’s themed too.
Those look delicious! This time of year I just love making all our food into hearts for the holiday. My kids get such a kick out of it. I haven’t made Empanadas before, will have to give this recipe a try.
These are so cute and I bet they are delicious. Have the love the heart shape!
These are absolutely adorable and I bet they taste absolutely amazing!
Ahhhh these sound delicious! What a cute and tasty way to celebrate valentines day.
How cute I love that they are heart shape and perfect for Valentine’s Day.
Aw, what a great idea! Sometimes my husband and I go out for V-Day but if we don’t this year, I’m going to try your empanadas!
Although I don’t eat meat, I must admit that it looks cute! I’m sure it’s delicious, too. 🙂
These are both attractive and tasteful. I will try it for sure.
Those are too cute. I know my family would get a kick out of the heart shape.