Rustic Apple Puff Pastry Squares with a Chocolate Caramel Drizzle
When it's time for dessert, and you want to impress but not spend hours in the kitchen preparing, then these Rustic Apple Puff Pastry Squares with a Chocolate Caramel Drizzle are just what the dessert doctor ordered.
Servings: 8 squares
Calories: 0kcal
Ingredients
- 2 frozen puff pastry sheets 1 box, thawed
- 3 pink lady apples or your favorite varietal, peeled, cored, and sliced into ¼" thickness
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (½ a lemon)
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup marshmallow fluff
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 jar hot fudge sauce
- 1 jar caramel sauce
- flaked sea salt optional
- ice cream optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Prepare the apple slices by tossing them in a bowl with the fresh lemon juice. Set aside.
- Gently roll the puff pastry sheets so the fold lines no longer are visible.
- Use a knife or pizza wheel to cut each sheet into 4 equal size squares.
- Transfer the squares onto parchment lined baking sheets. Set aside.
- In a medium size bowl, blend together the cream cheese, vanilla, cinnamon, and marshmallow fluff until smooth and creamy.
- Dollop approximately 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture into the center or each square and spread the filling evenly making sure to leave a ½ border around each side.
- Place the apple slices in a single layer over the cream cheese mixture on each pastry square.
- Sprinkle the tops of the apples evenly with the granulated sugar.
- Bake the pastry in a preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, making sure to rotate the baking sheets half way through the baking.
- Remove the baked, puffed pastry from the oven and cool completely.
- Once the apple pastry has cooled, microwave the chocolate and caramel sauces (according to the directions on the jars), and drizzle the sauces over the cooled apple slices using a fork.
- Sprinkle the top of each pastry with a light amount of flaked sea salt (if desired).
- Serve plain, or with a scoop of your favorite ice cream.
Notes
Tools and equipment:
2 Baking sheets
Parchment paper
Apple slicer, corer or a chefs knife and cutting board
Hand mixer
Ice cream scoop (optional)
Microwave oven
fork
rolling pin
knife or offset spatula
Parchment paper
Apple slicer, corer or a chefs knife and cutting board
Hand mixer
Ice cream scoop (optional)
Microwave oven
fork
rolling pin
knife or offset spatula
Nutrition
Serving: 0 | Calories: 0kcal | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg