Apple Almond Danish Pastries

Ohhh yes 😍 flaky, buttery, a little fancy but totally doable.

🍎🌰 Apple Almond Danish Pastries

Ingredients

Pastry

• 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed

• 1 egg (for egg wash)

Apple Filling

• 2 apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled & diced

• 2 tbsp sugar

• 1 tbsp brown sugar

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• ½ tsp vanilla

• 1 tsp lemon juice

• 1 tbsp butter

• 1 tsp cornstarch (optional, for thickness)

Almond Filling

• ½ cup almond flour

• ¼ cup sugar

• 4 tbsp butter, softened

• 1 egg

• ½ tsp almond extract

Topping

• Sliced almonds

• Powdered sugar glaze (optional)

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Instructions

1. Prep apples: Cook apples, sugars, cinnamon, vanilla, lemon, butter over medium heat 5–7 min until soft. Stir in cornstarch if using. Cool.

2. Almond cream: Mix butter + sugar until smooth. Beat in egg, almond extract, then almond flour.

3. Shape pastries: Roll puff pastry slightly, cut into 6–8 squares. Score a border.

4. Fill: Spread almond cream in center, top with apple filling.

5. Egg wash edges, sprinkle almonds on top.

6. Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 18–22 minutes until puffed and golden.

7. Glaze if desired once slightly cooled.

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Simple Glaze (Optional)

• ½ cup powdered sugar

• 1–2 tbsp milk or lemon juice
  Whisk and drizzle.

Pro Tips

• Keep puff pastry cold for max flake

• Don’t overfill—less = prettier

• Almond extract is powerful; a little goes a long way

Variations

• Add a spoon of apricot jam under apples

• Swap apples for pears

• Use marzipan instead of almond cream for extra almond punch

These are coffee-shop level pastries at home ☕🥐
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