6-Ingredient Fig & Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites

Day 4 of AK Appetizer Week is HERE, and these simple little bites are simply as cute as they’re scrumptious.

You’ll want nearly 6 easy substances to make these fig and goat cheese puff pastry bites, and so they’re actually love-at-first-bite. Sweet fig jam and tangy goat cheese all baked into flaky, buttery puff pastry? Oh yeah, these will impress all your family and friends.

Customize with completely different jams and fillings to make them your individual, and even prep them as much as per week forward of time for ease! You’re going to LOVE these.

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Ingredients in these goat cheese puff pastry bites

A handful of easy substances give these completely flaky puff pastry bites their candy, tangy taste. Here’s what you’ll want:

Flour: you’ll want somewhat all-purpose flour for dusting your counter and rolling pin earlier than rolling out the puff pastry.
Puff pastry: the bottom of those bites is a sheet of puff pastry! You can discover them within the frozen part of the grocery retailer.
Fig jam: somewhat dollop of fig jam within the heart of the bites provides a beautiful sweetness.
Goat cheese: pair the candy fig jam with tangy goat cheese crumbles.
Nuts: I like so as to add somewhat crunch by sprinkling chopped walnuts or pecans.
Egg: you’ll have to create an egg wash by whisking an egg, then brushing it onto the sides of every puff pastry chunk. This will give it that good golden crust.
To garnish: high every baked puff pastry chunk with somewhat chopped rosemary and flaky sea salt, should you’d like!

Choose your fillings

These puff pastry bites are simple to customise with completely different fillings. Here’s what I can suggest:

For the cheese: not a fan of goat cheese? Add crumbled feta cheese as an alternative! Just skip the flaky sea salt on high as a result of feta is of course salty.
For the fig jam: be happy to get inventive right here — a berry jam, apricot, cherry, or fancy red pepper jelly can be scrumptious. You may additionally lean into Thanksgiving and use leftover cranberry sauce!
For the nuts: as I discussed, I really like chopped walnuts and pecans, however you’ll be able to preserve them nut-free by merely omitting the nuts.

Goat cheese puff pastry bites in 5 steps

Prep the puff pastry. Dust your counter and rolling pin with flour, then roll out the thawed puff pastry and slice it into 24 equal-sized squares.
Prep your pan. Place every sq. right into a mini muffin tin sprayed with cooking spray, then use your fingers to press the puff pastry into the perimeters of the tin to make a cup. Prick the bottoms with a fork (in order that the puff pastry doesn’t puff up an excessive amount of).
Fill, brush & bake. Spoon and sprinkle the jam, goat cheese, and nuts into every chunk, brush the sides with the egg wash, and bake them up till golden.
Garnish & serve. Top every with somewhat rosemary and flaky salt, allow them to cool, then take away with a fork and serve them up!

Make them forward of time

If you wish to prep forward, you’ll be able to add the puff pastry to your mini muffin pan, add the fillings and nuts, after which cowl the pan with foil and refrigerate for twenty-four hours (or freeze for as much as 1 week!) earlier than persevering with with the egg wash and baking.

Storing tips

Store and leftover puff pastry bites in an airtight container within the fridge for as much as 5 days. You can reheat them within the oven at 350 levels F for about 5 minutes or till warmed by way of (simply make certain to not overbake).

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I hope you’re keen on these fig and goat cheese puff pastry bites! If you make them, be sure you go away a remark and a score so I understand how you favored them. Enjoy, xo!

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Fig & Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Serves12 servings

The cutest fig and goat cheese puff pastry bites topped with crunchy nuts, contemporary herbs, and flaky sea salt. These simple puff pastry bites come collectively in simply over half-hour for a scrumptious appetizer that may serve an entire celebration! Prep them forward and save time throughout the busy vacation season.

Ingredients

All function flour for dusting
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed in fridge in a single day
½ cup fig jam
4 oz. log goat cheese
½ cup uncooked walnuts or pecans, chopped
1 egg
1 teaspoon finely chopped contemporary rosemary leaves
Flaky sea salt for topping

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Spray a mini muffin tin generously with cooking spray.
Prepare the puff pastry: Dust your countertop and a rolling pin with flour. Place the puff pastry sheet on the reducing board and roll it into an approximate 10-inch x 15-inch rectangle. Use a big knife to chop the puff pastry into 24 (2.5-inch) squares (4 columns by 6 rows). Place every sq. into the mini muffin tin, and use your fingers to press the pastry into the perimeters of the tin to create a cup. Use a fork to prick the underside of every cup 2 instances; this can assist stop the cup from puffing up an excessive amount of!
Fill the puff pastry bites: Dollop about ½ to ¾ teaspoon of fig jam into every puff pastry cup. Add a couple of crumbles of goat cheese and about 1 teaspoon of chopped walnuts to every cup.
Brush with egg wash: In a small bowl, combine collectively the egg with a fork and use a pastry brush to brush on the sides of the puff pastry crust. This will assist to create a pleasant golden brown crust when baked.
Bake the bites: Bake for 12-14 minutes till the puff pastry is golden brown and the cheese is sweet and melty.
Finish and serve: Remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle a tiny little bit of the finely chopped rosemary and a pinch of flaky sea salt onto every chunk. Let cool for five minutes, then use a fork to take away every chunk from the muffin tin. Makes 24 bites. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Make forward tip: You can prep these bites by way of step 3, cowl the pan with foil, and refrigerate for twenty-four hours (or freeze for as much as 1 week) earlier than continuing to step 4.
If you don’t like goat cheese, crumbled feta can be good in right here; simply skip the flaky sea salt on high!