Berry Puff Pastry

This delicious berry pastry recipe is perfect for summer! You'll use mixed berries along with cream cheese to make this tasty, star-shaped dessert.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 12

Total Time 32

Servings stars

Calories 483kcal

Ingredients

8 oz fresh strawberries
8 oz fresh blueberries
1 package puff pastry dough thawed
8 oz cream cheese softened at room temperature
1 T lemon juice
½ teaspoon lemon zest
2 T granulated sugar
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 egg(s)
1 T water

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
In a small bowl, mix together cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, zest, and vanilla.
Wash the fruit you're using to top the pastry. Dice strawberries (and any other fruit you like) into small pieces and set aside.
Roll out the puff pastry dough into a rectangle, just slightly larger than the original size, on a lightly floured surface. Don't over roll or use too much force.
Using a 5-inch star cookie cutter, cut out stars and place them on a baking sheet.
Use a paring knife to gently go along the edge of the stars, leaving about ¼ inch border. Poke holes in the middle of the stars with a fork.
Gently spread the cream cheese mixture onto the middle of the stars.
Sprinkle the puff pastry with blueberries and strawberries (or fruit of your choice).
Make an egg wash by beating together one egg and one tablespoon of water. Gently baste the edges of the puff pastry stars.
Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

Notes

The number of finished pastries you can make greatly varies depending on the size of your cookie cutter. I had a rather large cookie cutter so these ended up being pretty big stars.

Nutrition