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Easy Caramelized Puff Pastry Donut Dippers

Published: Apr 3, 2022 · Modified: Nov 29, 2023 by Tristin Rieken · Leave a Comment

Easy Caramelized Puff Pastry Donut Dippers a puff pastry dessert recipe transforming puff pastry sheets into pan dulce inspired pastries! A delicious puff pastry donut recipe with a thin crackly caramelized sugar coating. These are so fun to serve at brunch especially when with an array of dipping sauces.

Easy puff pastry dessert with a crispy caramelized sugar coating
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Easy make ahead pastries

These easy make ahead pastries are like baked “churros” or campechenas, a classic Mexican pan dulce. They have the same caramelized sugar coating of the original. And the same light as a feather crispy texture. Made super easy with frozen puff pastry sheets.

Easy Caramelized Puff Pastry Donut Dippers a puff pastry dessert recipe transforming puff pastry sheets into pan dulce inspired pastries!

Ingredients

  • Puff pastry – frozen puff pastry sheets or homemade puff pastry if you’re feeling ambitious and have a puff pastry recipe you like.
  • Granulated sugar
  • Cinnamon
  • Salt
  • All purpose flour– just to dust countertop and rolling pin
Easy Caramelized Puff Pastry Donut Dippers transform simple frozen puff pastry into two ingredient Mexican pan dulce inspired pastries! easy puff pastry recipes | puff pastry desserts | puff pastry donuts

Step by step instructions

  1. Thaw puff pastry sheets and roll out slightly.
how to defrost puff pastry sheets
  1. Sprinkle puff pastry dough generously with cinnamon sugar, and roll again so the sugar settles into the dough.
Easy Caramelized Puff Pastry Donut Dippers a puff pastry dessert recipe transforming puff pastry sheets into pan dulce inspired pastries!
  1. Cut puff pastry into any shape you desire, sticks, squares, rectangles, etc. You can even cut puff pastry into classic donut shapes to make round caramelized puff pastry donuts.
cutting puff pastry donuts
  1. Bake on a parchment lined or buttered baking sheet until they puff up. Then raise the heat to caramelize the sugar.
super light and crispy puff pastry dessert
  1. Serve as is or with various sweet dipping sauces to dip in. Puff pastry donut dippers are delicious warm but also stay crispy for days if stored correctly. They’re a perfect brunch recipe and also great to serve at Easter.
Easy Caramelized Puff Pastry Donut Dippers a puff pastry dessert recipe transforming puff pastry sheets into pan dulce inspired pastries!
  1. Enjoy!
puff pastry donuts with dipping sauces

How to serve

The delicious caramelized sugar coated pastries are delicious plain but even better served with dipping sauces like dulce de leche, Berry Whipped Cream, Coconut Caramel Sauce, Seedless Raspberry Sauce, Chocolate Ganache, Creamy Lemon Dip , maple syrup, or whatever you’d like!

Easy Caramelized Puff Pastry Donut Dippers a puff pastry dessert recipe transforming puff pastry sheets into pan dulce inspired pastries!

How to store

Cool Puff Pastry Donut Dippers to room temperature. Stored tightly covered at room temperature puff pastry will stay crisp for up to 5 days.

Yield

This recipe yields roughly 32 1 ½″ x 4 ½″ long puff pastry sticks, 16 per puff pastry sheet. If served as a part of a brunch buffet expect to serve 2-3 sticks per person.

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Easy Caramelized Puff Pastry Donut Dippers a puff pastry dessert recipe transforming puff pastry sheets into pan dulce inspired pastries!

Puff Pastry Donut Dippers

Easy Caramelized Puff Pastry Donut Dippers transform simple frozen puff pastry into two ingredient Mexican pan dulce inspired pastries!
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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
defrosting time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 32 servings
Calories: 84kcal
Author: Tristin Rieken

Ingredients

  • 1 pound puff pastry 2 sheets frozen puff pastry
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • dash salt
  • dash all-purpose flour to dust countertop and rolling pin

Instructions

  • Thaw frozen puff pastry for 20 to 30 minutes at room temperature before rolling it out.
    1 pound puff pastry
  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Flour the parchment lightly, as well as the rolling pin. Place each puff pastry sheet on a floured parchment lined baking sheet. Then roll pastry sheets gently, directly on the baking sheets, until about 9 inches by 11 inches.
    dash all-purpose flour
  • Combine, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Cover puff pastry sheets entirely with the sugar mixture, as evenly as possible.
    ¼ cup granulated sugar, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, dash salt
  • Then roll the rolling pin over sugar to set the sugar mixture down firmly into the puff pastry.
  • Cut the sheets into 16-32 sticks per sheet, depending on which size you prefer.
  • Place one baking sheet into the refrigerator to chill and bake the other sheet in preheated 400°F oven for 7, then raise the oven temperature to 500°F and bake for an additional 3 – 4  minutes, turning once after 2 minutes and watching closely to remove immediately once all the sugar coating has melted and caramelized.
  • Remove from oven to cool slightly before serving.

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Nutrition

Calories: 84kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 35mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg
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Nutrition Facts
Puff Pastry Donut Dippers
Amount Per Serving
Calories 84 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Sodium 35mg2%
Potassium 9mg0%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 1IU0%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 2mg0%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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