Description
Delight in these Strawberry Cream Cheese Breakfast Pastries made with flaky puff pastry, smooth cream cheese, and fresh strawberries. Perfectly golden with a sweet dusting of powdered sugar, these heart-shaped treats brighten up any morning with their blend of creamy and fruity flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
Pastry
- 1 (8.6 oz) sheet puff pastry
Filling
- 2 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 Tbsp strawberry jam
- 1 drop red food coloring (optional)
- 2/3 cup very small diced strawberries
Egg Wash
- 1 large egg whisked with 1 Tbsp water
Finishing
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Prepare Puff Pastry: Thaw puff pastry according to package directions. While thawing, preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Make Cream Cheese Mixture: In a small bowl, mix softened cream cheese, strawberry jam, and optional red food coloring with a rubber spatula until smooth and free of large lumps. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Cut Pastry Shapes: Use a 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out hearts from the puff pastry sheet, placing them close together to maximize the number of shapes obtained.
- Score Pastry Hearts: Transfer the cut hearts onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone liner, spacing them 1 1/2 inches apart. Lightly score a smaller heart inside each cut-out about 1/3-inch from the edge without cutting all the way through.
- Add Filling: Spoon 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture onto the center of each heart and spread it outwards without covering the 1/3-inch edge. Layer diced strawberries on top, again without covering the edges.
- Apply Egg Wash: Brush the 1/3-inch border around each heart with the egg and water mixture to help seal and brown the edges during baking.
- Bake Pastries: Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and puffed.
- Cool and Serve: Remove from oven, let cool on a wire rack, then dust with powdered sugar. Serve the same day for best freshness and flavor.
Notes
- For a quicker version, cut 6 rectangles instead of hearts and increase cream cheese to 3 oz, jam to 2 1/2 Tbsp, and strawberries to 1 cup for more surface coverage.
- If the cream cheese mixture seems runny, flash chill it in the freezer briefly to firm up before using.
- Use a silicone liner or parchment on the baking sheet to prevent sticking and make cleanup easier.
- These pastries are best enjoyed fresh the day they are made to maintain puffiness and flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pastry
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 115 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
