Description
Apple roses are a beautiful and delicious dessert made from thinly sliced apples rolled in puff pastry. They are baked until golden and caramelized.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 apples (red, thinly sliced)
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon.
- Slice apples thinly and toss with lemon juice and the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Microwave apple slices for 1 minute to soften.
- Cut puff pastry into 6 strips (about 1.5 inches wide).
- Brush each strip with melted butter.
- Arrange apple slices overlapping along the top half of each strip.
- Fold the bottom half of the pastry over the apples.
- Roll each strip into a rose shape.
- Place roses in a greased muffin tin.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden.
- Cool slightly and dust with powdered sugar.
Notes
- Use firm apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp.
- Soften apple slices in the microwave for easier rolling.
- You can brush with apricot jam for shine.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 apple rose
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 10mg