Description
Delightful puff pastry filled with creamy cream cheese and fresh blueberries, perfect for brunch or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package of frozen puff pastry (2 sheets, thawed)
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh blueberries (or frozen)
- 1 egg (beaten, for egg wash)
- Powdered sugar (for dusting, optional)
- Lemon zest (optional, for extra zing)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Roll out the thawed puff pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface and cut into 4×4 inch squares.
- Combine the softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl and mix until smooth.
- Add the fresh blueberries into the cream cheese mixture gently.
- Place a spoonful of the cream cheese and blueberry mix into each pastry square’s center.
- Fold the corners of the pastry square over the filling and pinch seams to seal.
- Arrange pastries on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and brush tops with beaten egg.
- Bake for about 25 minutes until golden and puffed.
- Dust with powdered sugar and optional lemon zest before serving.
Notes
Avoid overfilling the pastries to prevent messy baking. Properly seal edges to avoid leaks.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pastry
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg