Apple Cinnamon Puff Pastry Roses
These Apple Cinnamon Puff Pastry Roses are a stunning yet simple dessert featuring tender, spiced apple slices wrapped in flaky, golden puff pastry. Each rose blooms beautifully in the oven, filling your kitchen with cozy cinnamon aromas and sweet apple warmth — a perfect treat for any occasion.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 6 roses
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: European
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
2 large apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp)
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tbsp flour (for dusting)
1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)
Powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)
Fresh mint leaves, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease a muffin tin.
- Prepare the Apples: Wash, core, and thinly slice apples (about ⅛ inch thick). Toss with lemon juice, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Microwave for 1–2 minutes until softened and pliable; set aside to cool slightly.
- Prepare the Puff Pastry: Lightly flour your surface and roll out the thawed puff pastry. Cut into 2-inch-wide strips — each strip makes one rose.
- Assemble the Roses: Arrange apple slices along one long edge of a pastry strip so they overlap, with the peels slightly extending beyond the edge. Sprinkle with granulated sugar and lightly dust with flour. Fold the bottom half of the pastry over the base of the apples.
- Shape: Starting at one end, roll the strip into a spiral to form a rose. Pinch the base gently to secure and place into a greased muffin cup.
- Brush and Bake: Brush tops with beaten egg and bake for 25–30 minutes, or until golden and crisp.
- Cool and Serve: Let cool slightly, then dust with powdered sugar and garnish with fresh mint if desired.
Notes
Spread apricot jam or caramel on the pastry before adding apples for extra richness.
Add a pinch of nutmeg or cardamom for deeper spice.
Mix red and green apples for a colorful presentation.
Brush with vegan milk instead of egg wash for a vegan option.
Drizzle with a powdered sugar glaze or serve with ice cream for a decadent finish.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 rose
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
