Baked Apple Roses
Prep
25 mins
Cook
45 mins
Servings
2
Difficulty
Hard
These baked apple roses are one of my favorite desserts to make when I want something that looks fancy but doesn't require much fuss. Using just a sheet of puff pastry and some thinly sliced apples, you can create these gorgeous little roses in about 70 minutes total, which makes them perfect for impressing guests on a weeknight. I love that apples are packed with fiber and natural sweetness, so you're getting a touch of nutrition with your indulgence. The best part? This recipe is incredibly budget friendly and comes together with ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen.
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Ingredients
- 11 large red apple, cored and very thinly sliced
- ¼ cup white sugar¼ cup white sugar
- 11 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 11 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
- ¼ cup melted butter¼ cup melted butter
- 11 large egg
- 22 teaspoons water
- 11 teaspoon confectioners' sugar (optional)
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Adjust an oven rack to the middle position. Butter two (6 to 8-ounce) ramekins and dust with white sugar.
- 2
Place apple slices on a microwave-safe plate, overlapping slightly if necessary. Microwave on high until slices slightly soften, about 45 seconds. Cover the plate with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel.
- 3
Mix together sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- 4
Roll puff pastry sheet to less than 1/8-inch thickness. Using a pizza cutter, cut two (3x12-inch) rectangles. Reserve remaining pieces for another use.
- 5
Spread melted butter over dough; sprinkle with a generous amount of cinnamon sugar. Place apple slices along one long edge of dough, about 1/4 inch beyond the edge, overlapping slices slightly. Fold the bottom half of dough over apple slices to form a long "folder" of dough with rounded edges of apple slices exposed.
- 6
Beat together egg and water in a small bowl. Brush surface of dough with egg wash. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
- 7
Starting at one end, roll dough to form a rose-shaped pastry. Seal roll with end of dough strip. Transfer roses to the prepared ramekins. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
- 8
Bake on the middle rack in the preheated oven until well browned, about 45 minutes. Use tongs to remove the ramekins to a baking sheet to cool for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove apple roses from the ramekins and finish cooling on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.
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