I am a HUGE fan of chocolate croissants. Those flaky, buttery, delicious pastries that just melt in your mouth. I love them…but I don’t really love the idea of making them. It just seems like a very tedious and challenging task. Homemade croissants take a lot of time and patience, which, as a mom of 3 little ones, I just don’t have. But what if I told you that I found a quick and easy way to make them at home in 30 minutes?! I’m serious. These little puff pastry bites are so good, and they don’t require much time or effort!
Ingredients:
- Puff Pastry Sheets
- Chocolate chips
- Egg
- Powdered Sugar
- Optional: Strawberry Jam and White Chocolate Chips
Let’s Bake:
First, you need to pull your puff pastry sheets out of the freezer and allow them to thaw for 30 minutes and preheat your oven to 400°F. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unfold the pastry sheet and cut the sheet into 6 pieces, about 3″ by 5″. To do this, use a pizza cutter and cut the sheet down the seam lines and then turn the sheet 90° and cut the sheet down the middle. After cutting boththe sheets, you should have 12 rectangles total.
Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the pastry sheet. Roll each rectangle up, with the chocolate chips inside. Arrange the puff pastry evenly on the baking sheet with the seam side down. Make an egg wash by cracking an egg into a bowl and add a splash of water. Whisk the egg and then brush the egg wash on top of the puff pastry bites. Bake for about 20 minutes until they are golden brown. Remove from the oven and move to acooling rack. Allow the pastry bites to cool completely, and then dust with powdered sugar.
I also made a strawberry white chocolate version. I replaced the chocolate chips with about a tablespoon of strawberry jam and some white chocolate chips for each rectangle. These were so tasty, with a delicious jammy and chocolately center.
These are the perfect little treats for you and your loved ones, without a lot of time and effort. I hope you enjoy ♥
Puff Pastry Bites
Ingredients:
1 box frozen puff pastry sheets (2 sheets)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 large egg
¼ cup powdered sugar
Directions:
- Allow puff pastry sheets to thaw for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400℉. Prepare your baking sheet with a sheet of parchment paper.
- Unfold the pastry sheet and cut the sheet into 6 pieces, about 3″ by 5″. To do this, I used a pizza cutter and cut the sheet down the seam lines and then turned the sheet 90° and cut the sheet down the middle.
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the pastry sheet.
- Roll each rectangle up, with the chocolate chips inside.
- Arrange the puff pastry evenly on the baking sheet with the seam side down. Make an egg wash by cracking an egg into a bowl and adding a splash of water. Whisk the egg and then brush the egg wash on top of the puff pastry bites.
- Bake for about 20 minutes until they are golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and move to a cooling rack.
- Allow the pastry bites to cool completely, and then dust with powdered sugar.
Notes:
- A tasty variation is a strawberry white chocolate puff pastry bite. To make this, substitute the chocolate chips for strawberry jam and white chocolate chips. After cutting your puff pastry rectangles, spread about a tablespoon of strawberry jam on each rectangle and sprinkle with white chocolate chips.
Bakes by Bohrer 