Puff pastry dough provides the perfect base for quick and easy desserts. With its layers of flaky goodness, you can whip up a delicious dessert in minutes. Here are five easy dessert recipes with puff pastry dough that will satisfy your sweet cravings.

1. Apple Turnovers

Ingredients:
– Puff pastry dough
– 2 medium-sized apples
– 1/4 cup granulated sugar
– 1 teaspoon cinnamon
– 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Instructions:
1. Preheat your oven to 400°F.
2. Peel and core the apples, then slice them thin.
3. In a small bowl, mix together sugar and cinnamon.
4. Sprinkle a little bit of cinnamon sugar mixture on each puff pastry square.
5. Place apple slices on top of puff pastry square.
6. Add a small dot of butter on top of the apples.
7. Fold the puff pastry in half to create a triangle shape.
8. Seal the edges with a fork and brush the turnovers with egg wash.
9. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.

2. Mini Fruit Tartlets

Ingredients:
– Puff pastry dough
– Cream cheese
– 1/4 cup granulated sugar
– 1 egg
– Assorted fruits – strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and kiwi

Instructions:
1. Preheat your oven to 425°F.
2. Cut the puff pastry into small circles and place them on a baking sheet.
3. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and egg until smooth and creamy.
4. Divide the cream cheese mixture between the puff pastry circles.
5. Top each circle with fresh fruit.
6. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.

3. Chocolate Croissants

Ingredients:
– Puff pastry dough
– Semi-sweet chocolate chips
– 1 egg
– Powdered sugar

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Cut puff pastry dough into triangles.
3. Place a few chocolate chips on the thick end of each triangle.
4. Roll up the puff pastry, starting from the thick end to form a croissant.
5. Brush each croissant with egg wash.
6. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.
7. Dust each croissant with powdered sugar and serve warm.

4. Cinnamon Sugar Pinwheels

Ingredients:
– Puff pastry dough
– 1/4 cup granulated sugar
– 1 tablespoon cinnamon
– 1 egg

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. In a small bowl, mix together sugar and cinnamon.
3. Roll out the puff pastry dough.
4. Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture evenly over the dough.
5. Roll up the dough tightly into a log shape.
6. Slice the dough into 1/2 inch pieces.
7. Place pinwheels onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
8. Brush each pinwheel with egg wash.
9. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.

5. Strawberry Napoleons

Ingredients:
– Puff pastry dough
– 1 cup heavy cream
– 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
– 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
– Fresh strawberries, diced

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Cut the puff pastry dough into 3-inch squares.
3. Pierce each square with a fork to prevent them from puffing up too much.
4. Place squares onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
5. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Allow the squares to cool.
7. In a mixing bowl, beat heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form.
8. Place a dollop of whipped cream on top of one of the pastry squares.
9. Add diced strawberries on top of the whipped cream.
10. Add another layer of pastry square on top and repeat with whipped cream and diced strawberries.
11. Top with a final pastry square.
12. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.

Summary:

– Puff pastry dough is a versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of desserts.
– Apple turnovers, mini fruit tartlets, chocolate croissants, cinnamon sugar pinwheels, and strawberry napoleons are easy and delicious desserts that can be made with puff pastry dough.
– Apple turnovers combine apple slices, sugar, cinnamon, and butter inside folded puff pastry.
– Mini fruit tartlets are topped with cream cheese, sugar, egg, and assorted fruits.
– Chocolate croissants are stuffed with semi-sweet chocolate chips and dusted with powdered sugar.
– Cinnamon sugar pinwheels are topped with a sugar and cinnamon mixture before being sliced into bite-sized pieces.
– Strawberry napoleons are layered with whipped cream and diced strawberries between puff pastry squares.