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Puff Pastry Apple Roses with Jam and Cinnamon

Puff pastry apple roses with jam and cinnamon: easy, showstopping little pastries made with store-bought puff pastry and Pink Lady apples.
Recipe Puff Pastry Apple Roses with Jam and Cinnamon
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 20 minutes
  • Cooking 1 hour
  • Servings for 5 people

If you’re looking for an apple dessert idea that is simple yet refined and eye-catching, this puff pastry apple roses recipe is just what you need. Imagine bringing to the table a quick puff pastry and apple dessert that wins everyone over with the warm scent of cinnamon and the soft sweetness of jam: a riot of colors and aromas that makes you want to taste them as soon as they come out of the oven. Their elegant shape makes them perfect as sweet roses for breakfast or an afternoon snack, but they’re just as hard to resist as a little treat at the end of a meal with a hot cup of coffee.

Making an easy apple and cinnamon dessert has never been so much fun: just unroll your store-bought puff pastry, cut the apples into thin slices and spread the pastry with a layer of the jam of your choice. Following our tips on how to make puff pastry and jam roses, you’ll get pinwheels that, rolled up on themselves, turn into real roses. A pinch of cinnamon completes the whole thing, giving these cinnamon and jam pastries a unique character, delicate yet bold.

One of the best things about this quick sweet roses recipe with just a few ingredients is how versatile it is: you can choose Pink Lady apples for a colorful, crisp touch, or go for your favorite variety. These step-by-step puff pastry jam roses are truly within everyone’s reach, even if you’re new to baking. And if you love apple desserts, don’t miss our other ideas like the Apple Turnovers, the fragrant Apple Croissants, or try the tempting Baked Apples in Puff Pastry, the showstopping Apple Strudel or the timeless Apple Cinnamon Cake. Now all that’s left is to find out how to make these puff pastry roses and surprise everyone with an unforgettable dessert.

Ingredients for 5 people

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Method

  1. To make the Puff Pastry Apple Roses with Cinnamon, start by washing the apples and cutting them in half; remove the cores and, with a very sharp knife, cut them into thin slices.
    Apples cut in half
    Apples cut into thin slices
  2. Put the apple slices in a nonstick skillet with the sugar, the cinnamon, the juice of one lemon and a pat of butter. Cook over low heat until the apples are soft and the cooking liquid has almost completely reduced; keep in mind that it will take about ten minutes to finish cooking.
  3. Meanwhile, unroll the puff pastry widthwise and cut it into strips about 4-5 centimeters wide and no more than 25 centimeters long.
  4. Spread a little jam on each strip and arrange the apple slices so they overlap slightly, letting the curved edge stick out a little past the pastry (see photo).
    Cutting the puff pastry into strips
    Spreading jam on the puff pastry strips
    Arranging the apple slices on the puff pastry
  5. When you reach the end of the strip, fold the free edge over the apples, pressing lightly, and roll the strips up on themselves to form roses. Note: for perfect baking, don’t roll the roses too tightly, as the pastry needs room to puff up. Place your Apple and Puff Pastry Roses in a muffin tin (so they keep their flower shape) or on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, making sure to leave plenty of space between them.
    Overlapping apple slices along a puff pastry strip
    Shaping a puff pastry apple rose
    Rolling a puff pastry strip into a rose
  6. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon to taste, then bake at 160 °C (325 °F) for about 50 minutes. Once golden, the little roses are ready; let them cool until lukewarm and serve them to your guests after dusting them generously with powdered sugar. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!
    Puff pastry apple roses dusted with powdered sugar

Variations and Alternatives

If you don’t like cinnamon, you can leave it out of this recipe and use brown sugar instead of white sugar to cook the apples.

Tips

To make the puff pastry even more flavorful, you can sprinkle it with sugar and cinnamon before cutting the strips you’ll use to make the Puff Pastry Apple Roses with Cinnamon.

Storage

You can keep your Puff Pastry Apple Roses with Cinnamon for up to a couple of days, making sure to store them in an airtight container.

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