Apple Croissants – Dessert for Two

December 2, 2024

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I am at all times on the lookout for extra methods to eat pie as breakfast, and these hand-held treats are even higher than those at Starbucks! My baked Apple Croissants style like a chew of apple pie wrapped in a flaky crust, and so they’re really easy to make utilizing frozen puff pastry.

I’ve resisted most issues within the glass bakery case at Starbucks, as a result of I am normally so busy excited about whether or not or not my espresso goes to be the appropriate colour once I obtain it. However, I noticed the phrases ‘baked apple croissant’ on the Starbucks menu the opposite day and envisioned a flaky chew of apple pie.

The Starbucks model was okay, however I knew I might do higher. Baking from scratch is what I do greatest, as I am positive . As a substitute of constructing the dough from scratch, we’re utilizing puff pastry from the freezer part, in fact!

Mini apple croissants on a wire cooling rack.

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The Substances

Puff pastry, two green apples, flour, butter and spices in bowls on counter.

Puff Pastry. One sheet (half of a bundle) of frozen puff pastry that you just thaw on the counter for about half-hour to melt. It ought to be delicate sufficient to unroll simply with out cracking.
Butter. We’ll be cooking the diced apples in a single tablespoon of butter, and utilizing additional butter to grease the muffin pan cups.
Apples. My apple of selection for nearly all baked apple desserts is Granny Smith. We’d like 2 medium-large (or one pound) of Granny Smith apples that you just peel and cube into ¾-inch bite-size items.
Sugar. Two tablespoons of white granulated sugar to sweeten the apples whereas they prepare dinner.
Brown Sugar. I additionally use two tablespoons of sunshine brown sugar for sweetness, as a result of the molasses within the brown sugar provides moisture to the cooked apples.
Cinnamon. What’s an apple pie model dessert with out floor cinnamon? One full teaspoon of cinnamon looks as if quite a bit for six baked apple croissants, however it’s the right quantity.
Nutmeg. I am begging you so as to add nutmeg to al of your apple desserts, particularly the freshly grated nutmeg. Use ½ teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg along with the cinnamon for many fall spice.
Lemon. We normally add a small quantity of acidity within the type of lemon juice to cooked fruit desserts to assist the flavors of the fruit shine. We’d like one tablespoon for these baked apple croissants.
Egg. In an effort to mimic the golden shiny crust that the Starbucks baked apple croissants have, brush them with one crushed egg earlier than baking.

Learn how to Make Baked Apple Croissants

First, preheat the oven to 400-degrees Fahrenheit, and have prepared a typical dimension muffin pan. This recipe solely makes 6 desserts, however you’ll be able to double it and make 1 dozen baked apple croissants.

Unroll the puff pastry sheet rigorously on a floured work floor, and roll it frivolously into an ideal rectangle. Then, reduce it into 6 equal rectangles utilizing a pizza cutter or butter knife.

In the meantime, use the additional butter to generously grease 6 cups in a muffin pan. Press every bit of dough into every muffin cup, leaving the surplus hanging over the sides. Put aside.

Add one tablespoon of butter to massive skillet, and let soften over low warmth. Add the peeled and diced to the pan with the butter, adopted by the white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice. Prepare dinner, whereas stirring often, till they soften, about 7-10 minutes. Scrape the cooked apples right into a bowl to chill barely.

When the apples are cool to the contact, divide them into every of the muffin cups. Additionally: beat the egg and have it prepared on the aspect with a pastry brush.

Use your fingers to deliver reverse corners collectively and pinch closed–it would not must be excellent and it is okay to see apples peeking by way of. Brush the crushed egg on the uncovered pastry solely.

Bake these apple croissants for 24-28 minutes, till golden brown. Let cool within the muffin pan for about 5 minutes, after which transfer to a wire rack to chill fully.

Apple puff pastry dessert in a muffin cup on a wire rack.

Learn how to Retailer Apple Croissants

These leftover pasties maintain properly at room temperature in an air-tight container for as much as 1 day on the counter. To additional lengthen their shelf life, refrigerate them for as much as 3 days. Attempt to re-heat them within the oven somewhat than the microwave in order that the pastry crisps up as an alternative of changing into soggy within the microwave.

In case you’re on the lookout for a recipe to make use of up the remaining sheet of puff pastry (since they normally come two per field), attempt my Apple Turnovers.

Yield: 6