Baked Apple Roses
Adorable and so tasty, these Baked Apple Roses are a fun snack to enjoy anytime especially on Valentine's Day.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 to 3 medium red apples (such as Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, or Gala), washed, cored, and thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice tips & tricks
- 1/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour, for work surface
- 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed according to package directions
- cream cheese, as needed Footnote + tips & tricks
- 2 tbsp. softened unsalted butter, to grease muffin pan
- egg wash (1 egg yolk mixed with 1 tbsp. water)
- powdered sugar, as needed for dusting tips & tricks
Directions
- In a small bowl, combine granulated sugar and cinnamon. Stir well and set aside.
- Core and thinly slice apples before transferring to a bowl filled with water; pour in lemon juice. Swirl and leave the slices in while prepping the other apples.
- Place the bowl in the microwave, and on “High”, process for 3 minutes or until pliable.
- Drain into a colander and transfer slices, in a single layer, onto a cutting board lined with a clean dish towel. Place another clean dish towel on top and set aside.
- Preheat oven 375ºF and butter a 12-cup muffin pan; set aside.
- Working with one at a time, roll a sheet of puff pastry out to 10x12-inches and about 1/8-inch thick. Using a pastry or a pizza cutter, evenly cut each pastry into 6 strips of 2-inches wide.
- Working with one strip at a time, spread cream cheese before sprinkling on cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Place 6 to 8 apple slices on the top half of each pastry strip with the peel side up, slightly overlapping. Fold the bottom half of the strip over the bottom of the apple slices.
- Starting from one end, roll the strip to the other end before pinching the dough together to seal it.
- Place into prepared muffin tin and brush pastry roses with an egg wash; sprinkle the tops with the remaining cinnamon-sugar.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until pastry is golden and fully baked. Halfway through baking, cover loosely with foil if needed.
- Allow to cool 15 minutes before dusting with powdered sugar.
Notes
Footnote: I use plain in the video but other times, I like using Strawberry Cream Cheese.