Description
A delightful Strawberry Flaky Puff Pastry filled with creamy cheese and sweet strawberry compote, perfect for brunch or afternoon tea.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sheet store-bought puff pastry
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
- 60 ml lemon juice
- 50 g granulated sugar (for compote)
- 225 g cream cheese, softened
- 67 g granulated sugar (for filling)
- 120 ml heavy cream
- 10 ml vanilla extract
- 1.25–2.5 ml almond extract (optional)
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
- Fresh strawberries, sliced, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200°C (400°F).
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Cut puff pastry into six equal rectangles.
- Arrange pieces on the prepared tray and bake for 10–15 minutes, or until golden and puffed.
- Prepare the strawberry compote by cooking sliced strawberries with sugar and lemon juice over medium heat.
- Combine cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
- Add heavy cream and beat until aerated.
- Blend in vanilla and almond extracts.
- Allow the baked pastry to cool before assembling.
- Halve each pastry and spread cream cheese filling on the bottom half.
- Top with strawberries and compote, then cover with the top half of the pastry.
- Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
Make-ahead by preparing the strawberry compote the day before. Avoid overworking the pastry for flaky layers.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pastry
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 30mg