Today, I’m sharing with you one of my favorite dessert recipes of the summer. I created this sweet dessert “bruschetta” recipe for The Real Women of Philadelphia and GoodBite. These treats have a sugar & cinnamon puff pastry base, and then they’re topped with sweetened cream cheese and fresh blueberries. I can see adding strawberries too to make it red, white and blue for patriotic holidays!
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Fresh Blueberry Dessert Bruschetta
Recipe Details
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- One-half 17.3 ounce package Puff Pastry sheets (1 sheet), thawed
- 2 tablespoons granulated white sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¼ cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons whipping cream (plus more, as needed)
- 1 cup fresh blueberries, rinsed and patted dry
- small fresh mint leaves, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Beat egg and water in a small bowl with a fork. Mix sugar and cinnamon in another small bowl.
- Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Brush the pastry with the egg mixture. Sprinkle with the sugar cinnamon mixture to within ½ inch of the edge. Starting at a long side, roll up like a jelly roll. Press the seam to seal. Cut pastry roll into 20 (½ inch) slices. Place the slices, cut-side down, onto 2 baking sheets.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown. Gently flatten the hot pastries with a spatula. Let cool completely on baking sheets on wire racks.
- In a medium bowl, use electric mixer to combine cream cheese, lemon juice and powdered sugar. Mix until smooth. Add whipping cream to thin out the mixture. Mix until creamy and well combined. Add additional whipping cream, if needed, to create a spreadable consistency.
- To assemble dessert bites spread a tablespoon of the sweetened cream cheese mixture onto each of the baked puff pastry rounds. Top with fresh blueberries. Garnish with mint, if desired. Serve immediately.
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Disclosure: This post has been sponsored by The Real Women of Philadelphia.
How far in advance can these be put together? I would love to take to a dinner party but really don’t want to assemble them at their home. Eek
You can definitely assemble them at home and take them to the dinner party- just do it right before you go!
These look amazing. I think if you were short on time you could also fold the fresh berries into the cream cheese mix and just add the mint leaves.
These look perfect for a baby shower sweet table I will be doing. Do you think the puff pastry base can be made a few days ahead of time?
Yes, a couple of days ahead should be fine. Just keep them in a sealed zip bag.
What a beautiful and dainty dessert for summer! I love that no utensils are needed to eat these bite size treats! Perfect for parties and I love the fresh blueberries, tangy cream cheese & hint of lemon. The flavors just go so well together!
This looks great. I’m having a lot of fun with bruschetta lately. I made a really fun brunch bruschetta recipe from Hungry Girl earlier this summer for guests — it was a bit hit!
What a sweet, simple, and refreshingly modern way to serve dessert!
What a fun dessert, Lori! I love the idea of a delicious treat that comes together so quickly.
I am in love!
That puff pastry alone sounds fantastic. Love the blueberries on top!
I love the idea of a dessert bruschetta. Great recipe!
Easy and delicious! Yum.
Gotta luv puff pastry. It makes it so easy to impress. Along with the sweetened Philly cream cheese and blueberries, it lookf and sounds divine.
These look wonderful and would make a great appetizer or dessert. Can’t wait to try them!
i love puff pastry…but have had a hard time working with it.
these look amazing. I just might have to give puff pastry another chance.
Looks great- love the idea of sweet bruschetta!
These are adorable! I can see using all sorts of different fruit to suit the season!
They look delish, Lori!!! 🙂
Love that this is on puff pastry. Yum!