Braided Tart Cherry & Chocolate Danish Pastries

INGREDIENTS

12 oz

frozen tart cherries

3 tbsp

cornstarch

1/3 cup

granulated sugar

1/2 tsp

vanilla extract

1/4 tsp

almond extract

package (2 sheets) frozen puff pastry, thawed overnight in the refrigerator

1/2 cup

semisweet chocolate chips or chopped chocolate chunks, divided

egg

raw or turbinado sugar, for sprinkling