Make your holiday dessert table unforgettable with these Almond Cinnamon Apple Rose Pastries

This stunning recipe, by the talented Heather Shaw aka Food by Heather, combines delicate layers of puff pastry with the cozy warmth of Cinnamon and Almond Flavours to create a treat that’s as beautiful as it is delicious.

Finish with a dusting of icing sugar or a drizzle of the Caramel Drizzle for a show-stopping holiday treat that’s sure to impress!

Almond Cinnamon Apple Rose Pastries

Recipe by Heather Shaw | Food by Heahter

Course Dessert

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 35

Cool Time 10

Total Time 1

Equipment

12-cup muffin pan

Ingredients

1 box 2 sheets frozen puff pastry
3 red apples
Juice of 1 lemon
4 tbsp salted butter softened and divided
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp Hedessent Cinnamon Flavour
1 tsp Hedessent Almond Flavour
Icing sugar for dusting optional

Instructions

Thaw puff pastry according to package instructions. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with vegetable spray and set aside.
Thinly slice the apples (about 1/4 inch thick), removing the core. Place the slices in a medium-sized pot with lemon juice. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute, or until the apple slices are slightly tender. Strain the apples and lay them out on a baking tray to cool completely.
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
Unroll one sheet of puff pastry (using the parchment paper it’s rolled in) onto a clean work surface. Spread 2 tbsp of soft butter evenly over the pastry. In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar and Hedessent flavours together, then evenly sprinkle half of the mixture over the buttered pastry.
Using a sharp knife or pizza wheel, cut the pastry into 6 equal strips.
For each strip, line up 7 apple slices along the edge of the pastry, with the skin side facing outward. Fold the other half of the pastry over the apple slices. Starting at one end, roll the pastry and apple slices into a tight spiral, keeping the folded edge level.
Place the rolled pastry into the prepared muffin pan. Repeat with the remaining 5 strips of pastry. Then, repeat steps 4-7 with the second sheet of puff pastry.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown and cooked through. Let the pastries cool for 5-10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Dust with icing sugar before serving. For an extra treat, drizzle with the Hedessent Caramel Drizzle. Replace Chili Hot flavour in the recipe with Cinnamon or Almond for a complementary caramel.

Notes

Click Here to get the recipe for the Caramel Drizzle - just remember to replace the Chili Hot flavour with Cinnamon or Almond to serve with your Almond Cinnamon Apple Pastries.

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Heather Shaw Bio Pic - Heather Shaw behind the scenes

Meet Heather Shaw

With a career bridging two decades as a food stylist and recipe developer, Heather Shaw combines her passion for cooking, baking, aesthetics, and media arts in everything she does. Her skills range from creating enticing recipes to artfully styling food and drinks for photography, film, and more.

Heather is very active in her collaborations with artists, colleagues, and other industry professionals. Her adaptability and food knowledge come through in all she creates, and we are thrilled to share her work with you. Her ability to come up with fun versatile recipes is key to helping our customers understand how they can easily elevate their everyday dishes with our line of Flavour Drops. We know that you will enjoy the dishes Heather creates as much as we enjoy sharing them with you!

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