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Lemon Pastries

Buttery puff pastry bakes up crisp and golden around a sweet cream cheese center, then gets topped with lemon curd and a vanilla glaze.
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Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 157 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box 17.3 ounces frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract divided
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 jar lemon curd
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400F.
  • Lay the 2 sheets of thawed puff pastry flat on a clean work surface. Use a sharp knife to cut each sheet into 6 rectangles, making 12 total rectangles.
  • Use the knife to score a ½ inch border around each rectangle, cutting only about halfway down into the dough.
  • Use a fork to prick several areas around the middle of each rectangle of pastry.
  • Place the pastries onto 1 large or 2 medium baking sheets, about 1 inch apart.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the cream cheese, granulated sugar, and 1 t of the vanilla extract.
  • Scoop the mixture onto the pastries and spread evenly over the center area, but not onto the ½ inch border.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and water.
  • Use a pastry brush to lightly brush the egg wash onto the ½ inch border of each pastry.
  • Bake the pastries at 400F for 18-20 minutes until the pastry is puffed up and golden brown.
  • Remove from the oven and transfer the pastries to a wire cooling rack.
  • While the pastries are still warm, add a dollop of lemon curd to the center of each pastry and spread out just enough to cover the cream cheese layer.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, heavy cream, and remaining ½ t vanilla extract.
  • Drizzle the frosting over the cooled pastries.

Notes

For a bit more zesty lemon flavor, add 1 T fresh lemon zest to the cream cheese filling, and/or add a splash of lemon juice to the vanilla glaze. Store pastries on sheets of cut parchment or in individual reusable baggies so the glaze doesn’t smear. Keep in the refrigerator for up to five days. Reheat in the microwave on high for 10-20 seconds; don't overheat or lemon baking recipes like these will become chewy.

Nutrition

Calories: 157kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 58mgPotassium: 21mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 58IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg
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