Grape Almond Puff Pastry Bites

woman's hand holding a grape almond puff pastry bite

Grape Almond Puff Pastry Bites

Sweet, tasty and perfectly bite-sized for entertaining, these grape almond puff pastry bites start with flaky puff pastry crust that’s kissed with a sweet almond grape filling. This one is a big hit at dinner parties… or for any old regular Saturday night!

Course Appetizer, Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings bites

Calories 171

Author Kim

Ingredients

1 package puff pastry, defrosted (2 puff pastry sheets)
1 cup whole raw almonds
1/2 cup sugar, divided
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
3/4 stick unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
1 cup Divine Flavor Jellyberry grapes, halved
Powdered sugar for dusting, optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400ºF (or degree indicated on puff pastry package) and lightly spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
Lay puff pastry out across a cutting board. Cut pastry dough into 3 equal sections. Then cut each section into 4 even slices. You should have 12 pieces per puff pastry sheet (so 24 total). I use a pizza slicer to make this easy.
Gently form each pastry by pressing your fingers into the muffin tin and creating a small cavity for the almond filling. Set aside.
Pulse whole almonds with 1/4 cup sugar in a food processor until finely ground. Add flour and salt and pulse to combine.
Beat together butter and remaining 1/4 cup sugar with an electric mixer until completely combined. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in extracts. With mixer at low speed, mix in almond/flour mixture until just combined.
Spoon filling into each puff pastry and top with about 4 halves of grapes, lightly pressing them in. (You will have extra filling remaining.)
Bake for 15-20 minutes, until pastry dough is golden. Allow bites to cool for about 5 minutes before biting into one. Trust me - you'll burn your mouth on the filling! Dust with powdered sugar, if desired, and enjoy!

Notes

*Calories and nutritional info will vary slightly depending on how much filling is used per bite. I did not use all of the filling, so calories for my puff pastry bites would be lower.

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