Puff pastry is so much fun to work with when I bake. That crispy, flakey, buttery pastry pairs so perfectly with sweet creams. I love coming up with unique ideas for that pop of flavor in the middle of the pastries. Lime and coconut are so festive and fun together -tart and citrusy + sweet and milky… oh, yes! It made sense to combine the two for a beautifully decadent and flavorful puff. Plus, the recipe is SUPER easy to make!
What you need:
- 1 package frozen puff pastry
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup salted butter (softened)
- 4 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 (0.3 ounce) package lime gelatin (or Jell-O)
- 1/4 cup toasted coconut
Make them:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Combine butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and lime gelatin in your mixer until really well combined. Set in fridge until you’re ready to fill the puff pastry.
Toast coconut in a shallow pan, over low-medium heat until nice and golden.
Lay out puff pastry on lightly floured surface. Use round, metal cookie cutter (2 – 2.5 inches in diameter works best for 1-2 bite treats) to create small portions of the dough. Lay them about 2 inches apart on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
Brush egg wash over tops of the dough and bake for 9-11 minutes, until they just begin to turn golden on the top.
Pull them out of the oven, cut off the tops, and fill them with the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with coconut and put them back in the oven for 1 more minute.
These are absolutely divine when they are warm out of the oven, but still extremely good after cooling off! Try them both ways and see which you prefer!
Coconut Lime Puffs
Ingredients
- 1 package frozen puff pastry
- 1/4 cup salted butter (softened)
- 4 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 0.3ounce package lime gelatin
- 1/4 cup toasted coconut
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Combine butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and lime gelatin in your mixer until really well combined. Set in fridge until you're ready to fill the puff pastry.
Toast coconut in a shallow pan, over low-medium heat until nice and golden.
Lay out puff pastry on lightly floured surface. Use round, metal cookie cutter (2 - 2.5 inches in diameter works best for 1-2 bite treats) to create small portions of the dough. Lay them about 2 inches apart on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
Brush egg wash over tops of the dough and bake for 9-11 minutes, until they just begin to turn golden on the top.
Pull them out of the oven, cut off the tops, and fill them with the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with coconut and put them back in the oven for 1 more minute.
These are absolutely divine when they are warm out of the oven, but still extremely good after cooling off! Try them both ways and see which you prefer!
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Jeni’s Disclaimer: I’m just a regular girl. I love to drink wine while I bake. I’m by no means a professional baker or pro photographer. My creations aren’t staged, they just are what they are, and that’s probably obvious. If you’re a normal person that loves to bake or cook and your food ends up looking like REAL food, and not like something you’ll see on Instagram, you’re in the right place.
8 Comments
These are really pretty. They sound delicious!
Thank you!!
These are so cute and perfect for summer!
HAHA! I think so, too, girl! They have such a fun flavor!
My husband would like these.
You should make them for him!
These sound delicious! I can’t wait to try them. A unique take on puff pastry.
YES! Super unique and really fun!!