Easy Apricot Jam & Gruyere Cheese Puff Pastry Bites
Servings: 16 bites
For a quick and impressive appetizer make these Apricot Jam & Gruyere Cheese Puff Pastry Bites! All you need is 6 ingredients & 30 minutes!
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Ingredients
- 1 sheet defrosted puff pastry
- 150-175 g gruyere cheese, cut into 16 half-inch cubes
- 3 tbsp apricot jam
- 3-4 tbsp sliced or chopped almonds
- fresh thyme and honey for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F and grease a muffin tin well with cooking spray or butter. Roll out the defrosted puff pastry sheet to approximately a 10x10 square. Cut into 16 squares using a pizza slicer or sharp knife (about 2.5 inch squares). Since a typical muffin tin has 12 cups, put 4 squares of puff pastry into the fridge to store while the others bake. Alternatively, you could use two muffin tins and bake them all at once.
- Place one square of puff pastry into each muffin tin. Then layer a cube of gruyere cheese followed by 1/2 tsp apricot jam and a pinch of sliced almonds onto each square of puff pastry. Bake the gruyere bites in the preheated oven for 18-22 minutes or until the puff pastry starts to turn golden brown around the edges.
- Let the gruyere bites sit in the muffin tin for a few minutes before removing to a cooling rack or serving tray. Serve immediately garnished with fresh thyme leaves and a drizzle of honey.
Notes
- Depending on the season, try a different jam pairing than apricot - cherry, fig, grape or apple jams will go well with the gruyere cheese as well.
- If you're afraid of the bites sticking to the muffin tin, you can use a small piece of parchment paper or muffin tin liner instead of cooking spray. The puff pastry bites should still bake up nicely!
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