Cream Cheese Churro Pastry Bites
There bite-size cream cheese churro pastries are made with puff pastry, a sweet cream cheese mixture, baked to flaky, golden perfection, and drizzled with glaze. Easy and delicious.
Servings: 32 Pastry Bites
Ingredients
- 1 box puff pastry sheets
Egg Wash
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ teaspoon water
Cream Cheese Mixture
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Glaze Drizzle
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
Pastry
- Cut each pastry sheet into 16 strips.
- Twist each strip until it forms a braided piece.
- Place one end of the twisted strip down onto the parchment paper and wrap the dough around it, starting in the center and creating a pinwheel base.
Egg Wash
- In a small bowl, whisk egg and water together until well combined.
- Brush each pastry with the egg wash.
Cinnamon and Sugar
- In another small bowl, add sugar and cinnamon and stir until combined.
- Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture over pastries.
Cream Cheese Mixture
- In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add sugar and vanilla. Beat for 2 more minutes.
- Add a spoonful of cream cheese mixture to the center of each pastry.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let cool.
Glaze Drizzle
- Once the pastries have cooled, mix powdered sugar, milk and vanilla together.
- Drizzle each pastry with glaze and enjoy.