Pumpkin Shaped Pear Puffs

They come out so cute and insanely delicious 😋

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Peel and core the pears. Cut them into cubes.

Step 2

In a pan melt butter with sugar, add pears, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Mix to coat and let the pears caramelise for 8-10 minutes on medium-low heat. Set aside to cool.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 190C

Step 4

For the egg wash, mix egg yolk with milk and set aside.

Step 5

Unfold the puff pastry and using a large pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter cut out 4 pumpkins.

Step 6

Transfer 2 pumpkins to the baking tray lined with parchment and place about 1 to 2 tbsp of pear filling in the middle of the pumpkin.

Step 7

On the remaining 2 cut the vent using a smaller size pumpkin shape cookie cutter.

Step 8

Place them on top of the pumpkins with filling and secure edges using a fork and brush with egg wash.

Step 9

Roll out the remaining pastry again and repeat the process until you run out of pastry.

Step 10

You can cut small pumpkins too using a smaller cookie cutter. For the small pumpkins just place a few pieces of pear filling in the middle and brush the edges with egg wash.

Step 11

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden.

Step 12

When ready let them cool and enjoy!