Air fryer recipe · Desserts & Bakes
Raspberry Danish Bites
Crisp pastry cups cradling sweet cream cheese and a jewel of tart raspberry jam.
- 13 minTotal time
- 175°CAir fryer
- 3Serves
- Contains eggDiet
Nutrition per serving
- 140kcal
- 3.7 gprotein
- 6.9 gcarbs
- 10.6 gfat
- 0.0 gfibre
Per serving, about 3 servings. Figures are estimates from standard ingredient databases, not medical, dietetic, or nutritional advice.
Ingredients
- Puff pastry sheet1
- Cream cheese1/3 cup
- Raspberry jam1/4 cup
- Icing sugar2 tbsp
- Egg wash1 egg
Method
Cut pastry squares
Slice the puff pastry into squares about six centimetres across. Score a smaller square inside each without cutting all the way through, so the middle stays low and the border can rise into a neat frame around the filling.
Whip the filling
Beat the cream cheese with the icing sugar until smooth and easy to spread. A little sweetness in the cheese balances the sharp raspberry jam, so no single bite tastes too tangy or too flat.
Fill the centres
Spoon a small dab of the cream cheese into the scored middle of each square, then add a teaspoon of jam on top. Keep the filling inside the border so it does not spill out and burn onto the basket.
Egg-wash the edges
Brush only the raised borders with the egg wash, keeping it off the filling. The egg is what turns the pastry a glossy golden brown, while the clean centre stays bright and moist.
Air-fry until golden
Air-fry at 175C for 11 min until the borders puff up high and turn deep golden brown, a sign the pastry is baked through. Let them cool a little, then dust with icing sugar before serving.
