Mini Puff Pastry Apple Rose
Elegant Mini Puff Pastry Apple Roses made with thin apple slices, puff pastry, apricot preserves, and a hint of cinnamon. Beautifully shaped like roses, they’re simple to make but look like a bakery-worthy dessert.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35–40 minutes
- Total Time: 55–60 minutes
- Yield: 6 mini apple roses
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American, European
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
1–2 red apples, cored and thinly sliced
Squeeze of lemon juice
Flour, for dusting
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
3 tablespoons apricot preserves
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease a muffin tin.
- Thinly slice apples and place in a bowl with water and lemon juice. Microwave for 2–3 minutes until softened and pliable.
- Roll out puff pastry on a floured surface and cut into 6 strips.
- Mix apricot preserves with a splash of water and spread a thin layer over each strip.
- Arrange apple slices along the top edge of each strip, overlapping slightly with peel side up.
- Fold the bottom half of pastry over apples and sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Roll strips carefully into rose shapes and place in muffin tin.
- Bake for 35–40 minutes, until pastry is golden and apples are tender.
- Cool slightly before removing and serving.
Notes
Leave apple peels on to create pretty red “petals.”
Swap apricot preserves for raspberry jam or apple butter for different flavors.
Dust with powdered sugar before serving for a bakery-style look.
Serve warm with ice cream for a richer dessert.
Reheat in the oven to keep pastry crisp; avoid microwaving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 apple rose
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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