You don’t have to travel to France to enjoy a delicious pastry. Enjoy these simple 2-ingredient Puff Pastry Breakfast Bites at home with a cup of coffee, and you will feel like you’re eating breakfast in a Parisian cafe.
Suitable for vegetarian diets.
Fancy food doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. These Air Fryer Puff Pastry Breakfast bites couldn’t be any simpler to prepare, but they look and taste as if they came from an upscale bakery. You won’t believe that breakfast on a budget can be this fun.
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You’ll Love These
These little puff pastries are savory on the outside and sweet on the inside, but they are also entirely customizable. You can easily make some swaps to create the sweet or savory breakfast bite of your dreams.
Frozen puff pastry is buttery and flaky and, when filled with sweet jam, becomes a flavorful breakfast treat that beats any toaster pastry, hands down! Your whole family is going to love this easy breakfast. Just as they will these Pineapple Muffins.
Why Make This Recipe
- Easy – Contains only 2 ingredients and cooks in less than 10 minutes.
- Tasty – Fill the flaky pastry with your favorite jam or filling.
- Fancy – These puff pastries look like they came from an upscale bakery.
Ingredient Notes
- Puff Pastry – Find it in the freezer section.
- Jam – Use your favorite flavor.
How To Make Air Fryer Puff Pastry Breakfast Bites
Get full ingredients list and instructions from the recipe card below.
- Preheat the Air Fryer to 375F / 190C.
- Roll out a sheet of puff pastry and cut into 16 pieces and top each with a heaping teaspoon of jam.
- Brush the edges with a bit of milk or a beaten egg.
- Fold and press to seal the edges and brush the tops with more milk or egg.
- Cook 6-8 at a time in the air fryer for 8-10 minutes or until golden.
Air fryer temperatures will vary depending on the type and model, so use the cooking time as a guide only and adjust as needed.
Tips For Success
- Different brands of puff pastry may be different sizes so you may need to adjust the number of squares you cut out.
- Brushing the pastry with milk or egg is optional but will help it seal and will give the tops a little shine. You can also use water to seal them.
- Avoid overfilling with the jam or it may ooze out while cooking.
- Allow the pastries to cool several minutes before serving as the jam filling will be hot.
Variations
- Sweet Fillings – Try other flavors of jam, Nutella, pie filling, pudding, etc.
- Savory Fillings – Cooked meat such as sausage, bacon or ham, cooked eggs, cheese, etc.
- Toppings – Sprinkle the tops with powdered sugar, cinnamon, or vanilla sugar.
Budget-Friendly Tips
- Buy and Freeze – Puff pastry is often easier to find around the holidays. Buy and store in the freezer for later use.
- Make Homemade Jam – Making homemade jam is economical and so tasty!
Make Ahead and Storage
- Prep Ahead – These breakfast puff pastries can be prepped the night before and stored in the fridge overnight.
- Store – Store in an airtight container and eat within 2-3 days. Reheat them in the air fryer or oven. Do not microwave or they will become chewy.
- Freeze – Freezing the cooked pastries is not recommended.
FAQs
It depends. Many store bought puff pastry brands use vegetable oil instead of butter but not always. It’s important to read the label if this is important to you.
If you have trouble finding puff pastry or it is out of your budget you can use refrigerated crescent roll dough instead.
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Air Fryer Puff Pastry Breakfast Bites
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ready-made chilled puff pastry sheet
- 1 ¼ cup (400g) jam I used apricot jam, but choose your favorite flavor.
- 1 beaten egg or milk, for brushing (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 375F / 190C.
- Roll out the pastry and cut into 16 equal squares.
- Place one heaping teaspoon of jam in the middle of each square.
- Fold up the pastry squares and brush the edges with beaten egg (or milk) and press them together. Brush folded pastry again with the milk or egg.
- Put half the puff pastry bites into the air fryer basket and cook for 8-10 minutes until golden brown. Repeat with the remaining half.
Notes
- Different brands of puff pastry may be different sizes so you may need to adjust the number of squares you cut out.
- Brushing the pastry with milk or egg is optional but will help it seal and will give the tops a little shine. You can use water to seal them.
- Avoid overfilling with the jam or it may ooze out while cooking.
- Allow the pastries to cool several minutes before serving as the jam filling will be hot.
- Buy and Freeze – Puff pastry is often easier to find around the holidays. Buy and store in the freezer for later use.
- Make Homemade Jam – Making homemade jam is economical and so tasty!
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