Description
Delight in these Peach Pie Cruffins, a perfect fusion of flaky puff pastry spiraled with sweet peach preserves and cinnamon sugar. Crispy on the outside and tender inside, they make a delightful breakfast treat or a charming dessert that’s easy to prepare and sure to impress.
Ingredients
Scale
Pastry and Filling
- 1 sheet puff pastry (thawed)
- ½ cup peach preserves or peach pie filling
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
Topping and Coating
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (melted)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (for coating)
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon (for coating)
- Powdered sugar (for dusting, optional)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare Muffin Tin: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and lightly grease a standard muffin tin to ensure the cruffins don’t stick.
- Roll Out Puff Pastry: On a lightly floured surface, roll out the thawed puff pastry sheet into a 12×10 inch rectangle, ensuring even thickness for uniform baking.
- Mix and Spread Filling: In a small bowl, combine the peach preserves, ground cinnamon, brown sugar, and optional vanilla extract. Spread this mixture evenly over the rolled pastry, leaving a small border around the edges.
- Roll and Slice Pastry: Starting from the long edge, roll the pastry tightly into a log. Slice the log lengthwise in half to expose the layered filling inside.
- Twist and Coil: Twist each half gently to reveal the filling layers, then coil each twisted half into the prepared muffin cups with the cut side facing up.
- Brush with Butter and Bake: Brush the tops of each coiled cruffin with melted butter. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes until they are puffed up and golden brown.
- Prepare Cinnamon Sugar Coating: While baking, mix granulated sugar and ground cinnamon in a bowl to create a coating blend.
- Coat and Cool: Remove cruffins from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes. While still warm, gently roll or sprinkle each cruffin with the cinnamon-sugar mix for a sweet, crunchy coating.
- Optional Dusting: For an added touch, dust with powdered sugar just before serving for a pretty, sweet finish.
Notes
- Add a splash of vanilla extract to the peach filling for enhanced flavor complexity.
- For a softer texture, substitute puff pastry with crescent roll dough.
- Serve warm for the best flavor and texture experience.
- Store leftover cruffins in an airtight container for up to 2 days to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cruffin
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 140 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
