Easy Puff Pastry Apple Donuts
These easy puff pastry apple donuts are a delicious fall treat! With just 4 simple ingredients and a quick prep, you'll have golden, flaky pastries filled with cinnamon-coated soft apples, perfect for dessert or breakfast!
Servings: 12 "Donuts"
Calories: 250kcal
Ingredients
- 17 oz Puff pastry
- 2 Apples
- 3 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Cinnamon powder
- 1 Egg, beaten with 1 tbsp water for egg wash You can also use cream
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 190 C/ 375 F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Allow your puff pastry to sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes.
- Cut your apples into rings, using a sharp knife. They should be about 1/4" thick. You should get about 12 slices.
- Use a small cookie cutter to cut out the core from the apples, to make a ring shape.
- Mix the sugar and cinnamon powder in a bowl. This is your cinnamon sugar.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the puff pastry into a rough rectangle. Cut into 1/2" strips.
- Assemble the apple rings- Dip each apple ring in the cinnamon sugar mixture and then wrap with the pastry strip. Repeat with the remaining apple rings.
- Place the pastry-wrapped apple rings on the prepared baking tray. Brush with the egg wash and sprinkle some cinnamon sugar on top.
- Bake at 190 C / 375 F for 20-25 minutes until the pastry is golden brown. Begin checking after the 15-minute mark, as all oven times vary.
- Allow the pastries to cool for 5-10 minutes, serve warm, and enjoy!
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Notes
- These puff pastry apple donuts are best eaten the day they are made. Store any leftovers in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for 3 days.
- Reheat the pastry donuts in an air-fryer or oven. Microwave will make the pastry soggy.
- If the puff pastry gets too soft, pop it back in the fridge for a few minutes.
- When wrapping the apple rings with puff pastry, you can wrap tightly for a fully covered look or leave small gaps so the apple peeks through. Both work beautifully!
- If you're assembling the apple pastries ahead of time, don't dip them in cinnamon sugar before warpping as that will make the apples watery and the pie crust soggy.
- Also, keep the assembled pastries in the refrigerator for no more than 4-5 hours.
- Bake the puff pastry doughnuts on parchment paper. This will make clean up much easier.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 19IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg