Description
Raspberry cream cheese bites offer pure bliss in miniature form, dancing with sweet-tart elegance. Rich cream cheese and luscious raspberries create a delightful dessert that melts in your mouth, inviting pure culinary pleasure.
Ingredients
Scale
Pastry and Dough:
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
Sweeteners:
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
Spices and Seasonings:
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper for optimal pastry performance.
- Dust a clean surface with flour and carefully roll out the puff pastry, transforming it into precise 2-inch squares with clean edges.
- Optional: Enhance pastry squares with a delicate sprinkle of cinnamon-sugar blend for additional flavor complexity.
- Transfer pastry squares onto the prepared baking sheet, ensuring minimal overlap and consistent spacing.
- Bake the delicate squares for 12-15 minutes, watching for a golden-brown transformation and elegant puffing.
- Remove pastries from the oven and allow complete cooling, creating a stable foundation for the creamy filling.
- In a mixing bowl, whip cream cheese until silky smooth and lightweight.
- Incorporate powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and a hint of lemon juice, blending until the mixture achieves a luxurious, velvety consistency.
- Gently press the center of each cooled pastry square, creating a delicate well for filling.
- Carefully spoon the cream cheese mixture into each pastry pocket, ensuring precise and elegant distribution.
- Crown each bite with a single, plump fresh raspberry, adding a vibrant burst of color and natural sweetness.
- For an elevated presentation, warm raspberry jam and delicately drizzle over the completed bites.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate to maintain optimal texture and flavor.
Notes
- Pastry Perfection: Use cold puff pastry straight from the refrigerator to ensure maximum flakiness and rise during baking.
- Filling Finesse: Ensure cream cheese is at room temperature for smooth, lump-free mixing and easier spreading.
- Raspberry Ripple: Gently pat raspberries dry before topping to prevent excess moisture from making the pastry soggy.
- Dietary Twist: Swap regular cream cheese with dairy-free alternatives for a vegan-friendly version, and use gluten-free puff pastry for a celiac-safe treat.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg