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Cream Cheese Pastry Bites



These cream cheese bites comes together with minimal ingredients (and effort, yay!) in about a half hour. Perfect for brunch or as a dessert, and customizable with whatever fruit is in season!


Makes 12 bites


Ingredients:

  • 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature

  • Zest of one lemon

  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or extract)

  • 1/4 cup sugar

  • 2 sheets of puff pastry, thawed

  • 1 egg, for brushing

  • Raspberries or fruit of choice

  • Turbinado sugar, for sprinkling

Directions:


-Thaw puff pastry according to package instructions and leave cream cheese out at room temperature prior to these steps.

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

  • In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, lemon zest and vanilla extract. Beat until light and fluffy and transfer to a tipped pastry bag (optional: if not using pastry bag, simply spoon cream cheese mixture onto pastry)

  • On a flour surface, use a rolling pin to smooth puff pastry. Cut into 6 shapes of your choice and place on parchment lined baking sheet.

  • Portion cream cheese mixture into the center of each pastry, top with fruit. Using a pastry brush, brush the edges with egg whites and sprinkle with sugar.

  • Bake for 20-25 minutes and enjoy!



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