Raspberry-nut Dreams

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup salted roasted macadamia nuts
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 (16 1/3 ounce) can ready-to-bake refrigerated buttermilk flaky biscuits (recommend grands!)
• 1/3 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup frozen raspberries (thaw, drain and reserve the juice from the raspberries)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f lightly spray 16 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray. in food processor, process macadamia nuts with on-and-off mothions until coarsely chopped. add brown sugar; process until combined. place in small bowl; set aside.
• 2 in same food processor, process cream cheese, 2 tablespoons nut mixture and 1 to 2 tablespoons reserved raspberry liquid until smooth.
• 3 separate dough into 8 biscuits; separate each into 2 layers, making a total of 16 rounds. lightly press each round in bottom and up side of muffin cup. spoon about 1/2 tablespoon cream cheese mixture into each dough lined cup. top each evenly with raspberries, 1 tablespoon remaining nut mixture and 1 teaspoons coconut.
• 4 bake 14 to 22 minutes or until coconut is lightly browned. cool in pan 5 minutes before serving.