Every year I make a Halloween dessert and this year is no exception!
I made these little Jack O Lantern Chausson aux Pommes. Don’t know what a Chausson aux Pommes is? It is a French apple turnover. In fact in France, sometimes I eat a Chausson aux Pommes for breakfast instead of my usual croissant!
For the recipe – this made four but it could have made one or two more as these were pretty big.
- 1-2 sweet apples, such as honey crisp, gala, fuji but granny smith would probably work too Peeled, cored and think sliced.
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 heaping tbsp of granulated sugar (use more or less depending on how tart your apple is)
- 1 dash of nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 sheets of frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 egg
1. In a frying pan on medium heat, melt the butter. Then add the apples and cook until softened, about 5.
2. Sprinkle the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in the apples and stir, continue cooking for 1 more minute. Remove apple mixture from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
3. While the apples are cooling, preheat the oven to 400F.
4. Create an egg wash by mixing one egg with 1 tbsp water. Set aside.
5. Roll your puff pastry sheets a little thinner (optional step).
6. Using your pumpkin cookie cutter, cut out the shapes.
7. Now, spoon the cooled apple mixture into each shape. I did a few spoonfuls, but you have to judge based on how big your cookie cutter cutouts are. Don’t put the apples all the way to the edge- leave enough room to create a seal.
8. Using the egg wash, line the edge of each pumpkin cut out. Then press the top part of your cookie cut out on the bottom. Make sure you push down and seal all of the edges. Then brush the egg wash on top.
9. Place on parchment paper or silpat, and then on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm or cold.
I used Pepperidge Farm’s puff pastry dough, but Trader Joe’s is better and here’s why. The TJ’s dough is made from real butter, PF’s is made from oil.
Do give these a try! We all loved them!
My other Halloween desserts – Spooky Ghost Hot Chocolate, Chocolate Hazelnut Cat Macarons and Jack-O-Lantern Macarons.
These are SO cute! I love the idea of the puff pastry and will pick some up on my next visit to TJ’s.