Description
Sweet passion meets pastry perfection in this heavenly strawberry puff pastry hearts dessert. Delicate layers of flaky pastry cradle luscious strawberries, creating a romantic treat that melts in your mouth and captivates your senses.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 package (17.3 ounces/491 grams) puff pastry sheets (2 sheets), thawed
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
Sweeteners and Thickeners:
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Egg Wash:
- 1 egg, whisked with a splash of water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C), creating an ideal baking environment for delicate pastry hearts.
- Combine sliced strawberries with sugar and cornstarch in a mixing bowl, allowing the mixture to macerate and develop rich, sweet flavors for 10 minutes.
- Dust a clean work surface with flour and gently roll out the puff pastry to achieve a thin, uniform eighth-inch thickness.
- Carefully press a heart-shaped cookie cutter into the rolled pastry, creating matching top and bottom pastry pieces with clean, precise edges.
- Distribute the macerated strawberry filling across half of the pastry hearts, maintaining a small border around the edges to prevent leakage during baking.
- Carefully place the remaining pastry hearts on top of the filled pieces, gently pressing and crimping the edges to create a secure seal.
- Apply a delicate egg wash across the surface of each pastry heart, ensuring a glossy, golden-brown finish when baked.
- Transfer the prepared pastry hearts to a baking sheet and place in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, watching for a beautiful golden-brown color and crisp, flaky texture.
Notes
- Adjust sugar levels based on strawberry sweetness to prevent overly sweet or bland filling.
- Create gluten-free version by using alternative pastry made from almond or coconut flour.
- Prevent soggy bottoms by patting strawberries dry and not over-filling pastry hearts.
- Enhance flavor by adding a hint of vanilla extract or lemon zest to strawberry mixture for complexity.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg