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Chocolate Cherry Strudel Recipe

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Ingredients

1/4 c semi-sweet chocolate chips .
2 tbsps water .
butter-flavored cooking spray .
1 tbsp crystallized ginger, finely sliced .
For filling .
1/4 c sugar .
1/3 c Amaretto or cherry liquor .
8 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed .
To assemble strudel .
1/4 c semi-sweet chocolate chips .
1 c dried cherries, sliced

Directions

Step #1 Microwave: To prepare filling, mix first liquor, water & sugar in a medium bowl.
Step #2 Microwave at High 1 1/2 mins or until sugar dissolves, stirring after 45 seconds.
Step #3 Stir in dried cherries & ginger, cover with plastic wrap & microwave an extra 3 mins on HIGH.
Step #4 Let stand for 5 mins to allow fruit to absorb the liquid.
Step #5 Spoon fruit mixture into bowl, cover & cool completely.
Step #6 Stovetop: In a small saucepan, mix liquor, water & sugar & heat until sugar crystals dissolve.
Step #7 Add dried cheeries & ginger to the pan & cook this until cherries absorb most of the liquid & plump (approximately 5-10 mins with low heat).
Step #8 Spoon fruit mixture into bowl, cover & cool completely.
Step #9 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step #10 To assemble the strudel, 1/4 c chips into the cherries.
Step #11 Place 1 phyllo sheet on work surface, covering remaining dough to keep from drying.
Step #12 Lightly coat with butter-flavored cooking spray.
Step #13 Working with 1 phyllo sheet at a time, repeat this process with the 7 remaining phyllo sheets with cooking spray, placing one on top of the other.
Step #14 Place a sheet of plastic wrap or waxed paper over phyllo, pressing carefully to seal sheets together; discard plastic wrap.
Step #15 Spoon filling along 1 long edge of phyllo, leaving a 2-inch border.
Step #16 Fold over the short edges of phyllo to cover 2 inches of apricot mixture on each end.
Step #17 Starting at long edge with 2-inch border, roll up jelly-roll fashion.
Step #18 Do not roll tightly, or the strudel may split.
Step #19 Place strudel, seam side down, on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
Step #20 Score 7 diagonal slits into top of strudel using a sharp knife.
Step #21 Lightly spray strudel with cooking spray.
Step #22 Bake for 30 mins or until golden.
Step #23 Place 1/4 c chips in a small heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag, & seal.
Step #24 Submerge bag in very hot water until chips melt.
Step #25 Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag; drizzle chocolate over the baked strudel.
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