Valentine’S Tea Party Sandwiches

• 1 cup Frozen Cherries Thawed, Drained, And Chopped (this Is The Frozen Cherry Measurement)
• 1 package (8 Oz. Size) Cream Cheese
• 1 Tablespoon Sugar
• 1-1/2 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
• 1-1/2 teaspoon Almond Extract
• 1/8 teaspoons Salt
• 3 Tablespoons Sliced Raw Almonds
• 20 slices Healthy, Soft Bread

1. You will also need a medium-sized (the right size to get one from each slice of bread) heart-shaped cookie cutter.
2. 1. A couple of hours before making your tea sandwiches, you'll want to take your cherries out of the freezer to thaw out. If you are a poor planner (like me), you can always defrost them in the microwave. Once thawed, drain the juice off of the cherries, chop and set aside. With 1 cup of frozen cherries you'll end up with 1/3 cup of thawed and chopped cherries.
3. 2. In a small mixing bowl, using a hand mixer, mix together your cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, almond extract, and salt.
4. 3. Stir your chopped cherries and sliced almonds into the cream cheese mixture.
5. 4. Now is a good time to include little ones to help make the sandwiches for their tea party. Using a heart shaped cookie cutter, cut out 20 heart shaped pieces of bread. I got my heart shaped cookie cutter from Amazon.
6. 5. To make the sandwiches, spread some cherry almond creamed cheese on one slice of heart-shaped bread, and then top it with another piece of heart shaped bread. If your kids are helping, be sure to provide them with a dull knife. Repeat until all the sandwiches are assembled.

is, cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, salt, almonds, bread

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/holidays/valentinee28099s-tea-party-sandwiches/ (may not work)