• Preheat oven to 400° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

For The Homemade Cherry Filling

• In a small sauce pan add cherries, sugar, water and lemon juice.
• Cook over low/medium heat and bring to a boil.
• Let cherries boil for about 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Mix 3 tablespoons of water with corn starch and add to pan.
• Once cherry mixture has thickened, remove from heat and let cool.

For The Cream Cheese Filling

• Beat cream cheese for 2 minutes, then add sugar and beat until combined.
• Add lemon juice and vanilla and beat until well incorporated.

Baking The Puff Pastry

• Cut the pastry into 3 strips and then cut each strip into four with a total of 12 pieces.
• Place each piece on the prepared baking sheets and bake in the oven for 17 minutes.
• While the puff pastry is baking, mix equal parts of the cherry filling with equal parts of the cream cheese mixture together.
• After the puff pastries bake, remove the baking sheet from oven, and once pastries have cooled, carefully separate one pastry at a time into 3 layers.
• Add a little cherry cheese mixture to the bottom layer, then put the middle pastry layer back on, add a little cherry cheese mixture and then place the top pastry back on.
• Continue until all pastries have been filled.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar, drizzle with melted chocolate, add a spoonful of cool whip topping and top with a cherry, then enjoy!