These strawberry cream cheese puff pastry tarts are the perfect dessert for a special dinner. Or for any gathering, really, or moment when you need a dessert that makes you look great, and you don’t have much time. They are rectangles of puff pastry dough with a mixture, or filling of cream cheese and fresh strawberries on top. You then bake them and that’s it! You have a perfect dessert that you will love.

Besides, they are crispy on the edges and soft, creamy and sweet in the center. Definitely a must try. The best part about these puff pastries is that you can use a storebought puff pastry dough. You can buy it at the supermarket, either frozen or refrigerated. That way, you just make the cream cheese mixture and put the strawberries on top. It doesn’t get any easier than this.

However, if you are like us, and prefer to to make everything from scratch (we love it!), then you can use our recipe to make the puff pastry yourself. If so, you won’t regret it, that’s for sure. Homemade puff pastry dough is delicious. I can’t think of anything better than that.

Once the puff pastry is ready, simply use a piece of about 7.80 x 11.80 inches aproximately (20 x 30 cm) to make these rectangles. And then, if you have any leftovers, you can use them for a bunch of different recipes that call for puff pastry!

Finally, the combination of cream cheese with strawberries reminds us a lot of the typical combo of strawberries and cream. It is always delicious. Plus, in this case, the strawberries with the cream cheese and the puff pastry dough is takes that combo to a different level. It’s amazing how a simple and easy to make dessert, like this one, can be so delicous!

If you like this recipe, then you have to check out our shortcake, a classic recipe you have to try. This is your sign to go make it!

Strawberry cream cheese puff pastry tarts

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Servings: 6

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

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• 1 piece of puff pastry 7.80 x 11.80 inches aproximately (20 x 30 cm)
• 2/3 C (5.30 oz) (150 gr) cream cheese, at room temperature
• 2 1/2 tbsp (1.30 oz) (37 gr) white sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp (0.17 fl oz) (5 ml) vanilla extract
• 1 tsp (0.17 fl oz) (5 ml) natural lemon or lime juice
• 12 strawberries, rinsed
• 1 egg white, for brushing before baking
• Honey or agave syrup, for decorating (optional)
• Whiet sugar, and confectioners sugar (powdered sugar), for decorating

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Method

 

1. Preheat the oven to 392º F (200° C). With some butter, grease a large baking sheet or line it with parchment paper. Separately, place the strawberries on a chopping board and remove the stems with a knife, then cut them into thin slices.
2. In a medium bowl add the cream cheese with the sugar, egg yolk, vanilla extract and lemon juice. Beat with a fork for 1 minute until smooth.
3. Take the sheet of puff pastry and place it on the baking sheet. Cut the dough into 6 equal rectangles and then, with a knife, mark (without cutting) as if you were drawing, a border of about 0.60 – 0.80 inches (1.5 – 2 cm) thick on each rectangle, as a perimeter. Meaning, draw a smaller rectangle inside of each piece of dough. This is to mark the place where to put the cream cheese and straweberries.
4. Add 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese filling to each rectangle of dough and spread it evenly inside the drawn rectangles. Place the strawberry slices on top of the filling, making sure they are well arranged and slightly overlap.
5. Brush the egg white on the puff pastry edges, the borders withouth cream cheese mixture and strawberries, then sprinkle with a little white sugar, avoiding touching the part of the filling and the strawberries.
6. Bake the puff pastry at 392º F (200° C) for about 15-20 minutes until golden brown and when the strawberries are a little softer.
7. Once the puff pastries are ready, remove them from the oven and brush them with some honey or agave syrup to give them that characteristic shine. The puff pastries should be eaten hot, and preferably with some ice cream.

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