Easy Apple Roses Recipe | Perfect Puff Pastry Dessert

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: homemade pastry dough

Phyllo dough is lighter and lower in calories.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a dairy-free alternative.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean

💰Cheaper: vanilla essence

Vanilla bean enhances flavor naturally.

Grease a 12 count muffin tin with melted unsalted butter.

Stir together granulated sugar and cinnamon and set aside.

Remove the cores and stems from the apples, then thinly slice them to about 1/16 of an inch thick.

Place apple slices in a microwave-safe dish, cover with water, and squeeze in the juice of one lemon.

Microwave on high for 3-4 minutes until softened but not mushy, then drain and pat dry.

Roll out thawed puff pastry on a lightly floured surface to about 1/8 inch thickness, approximately 14 inches long by 10 inches wide.

Cut the dough into six even strips using a pizza cutter or knife.

Brush the center of each strip with melted unsalted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

Arrange 6-7 apple slices over the dough, slightly overlapping them.

Spread apricot preserves down the middle of the dough strip.

Fold the dough over the apples and roll it up to form a rose shape.

Place each formed apple rose into the greased muffin tin.

Brush the remaining melted butter over the apple roses and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar.

Bake in a preheated oven at 375°F for about 40 minutes until golden brown.

Let the apple roses rest in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a rack.

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