10 Ways Puff Pastry Makes Everything Better

Food52

Ah, the magic of puff pastry, also known as pâte feuilletée. The light, flaky dough with buttery layers that creates an airy finished product when you bake it. It can be used for both savory and sweet creations. Puff pastry is also a cousin to the typically Middle Eastern phyllo dough, used for traditional Greek dishes like baklava and spanakopita. Below, 10 ways puff pastry makes everything better.

Asparagus Tart With Walnuts And Parmesan

Not Without Salt

This savory tart brings together asparagus, mascarpone cheese, walnuts and parmesan on top of buttery puff pastry. Get the full recipe at Not Without Salt.

Baked Brie And Raspberry Preserves 

What’s Gabby Cooking

Puff pastry can be the ideal vehicle for baking a wheel of brie cheese. This recipe by What’s Gabby Cooking involves one wheel of creamy brie surrounded by flaky pastry dough, sweet raspberry preserves and sliced almonds for a nice crunch.

Caramelized Pineapple, Ham And Cheese Turnovers

Half Baked Harvest

It’s basically Hawaiian pizza in a perfect little puff pastry pocket. This recipe by Half Baked Harvest calls for caramelized onions and juicy chunks of pineapple with swiss cheese and thinly sliced ham, all tucked into golden brown puff pastry and sprinkled with poppy seeds.

Mini Quiche

A Beautiful Mess

Impress everyone with your mini quiche making skills for breakfast. Check out the full recipe by A Beautiful Mess. It’s a simple mix of eggs, cream, salt, pepper and cheese. Feel free to get creative with your own personalized take on these quiches.

Curry Puffs

The Woks Of Life

Curry puffs are a main staple of Chinese bakeries. Give these curry puffs a shot with this recipe from The Woks Of Life. A little curry powder, turmeric and cumin go a long way with these Asian-inspired treats.

Chorizo Puff Pastry Bites

Food52

These savory chorizo snacks are like elevated pigs in a blanket. They’re the perfect snack for game time or a dinner party. Find the full recipe at Food52.

Homemade Pop-Tarts

Brown Eyed Baker

Recreate your favorite childhood breakfast food with puff pastry. This recipe by Brown Eyed Baker uses strawberry jam and cinnamon sugar for a filling, but you can get creative with whatever ingredients you have in your kitchen.

Goat Cheese And Apple Tart

Yammie’s Noshery

We all known fruit and cheese are a match made in heaven — well, honey and cinnamon glazed apples with goat cheese prove this theory to be true. This recipe by Yammie’s Noshery gives step by step instructions for the homemade crust, but puff pastry will definitely save you some time.

Cheesy Caramelized Onion Pastry Bites

Handle The Heat

This recipe by Handle The Heat is pretty simple but the ingredients are always a winning combination. You can’t go wrong when you marry sweet caramelized onions, feta cheese and fresh herbs and serve them on top of mini pastry bites.

Heirloom Tomato Caprese Tart

Food52

This tomato tart is a lighter and fresher take on regular pizza. Take a trip to the farmers market this summer and pick up some fresh mozzarella and a couple of large heirloom tomatoes and give this recipe by Food52 a try.