{"id":2703,"date":"2014-02-19T04:25:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T11:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.sugarhero.com\/?p=2703"},"modified":"2023-11-17T12:06:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T19:06:25","slug":"raspberry-brie-chocolate-puff-pastries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sugarhero.com\/raspberry-brie-chocolate-puff-pastries\/","title":{"rendered":"Raspberry Brie and Chocolate Puff Pastries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These Raspberry Brie and Chocolate Puff Pastry squares are so elegant; you won’t believe how easy they are to make. Store-bought puff pastry is filled with fresh sweet-tart raspberries, melty brie and rich dark chocolate – perfection!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So what’d you have for breakfast? Probably something sensible, right? Oatmeal with flax seeds? Whole grain toast? Scrambled eggs? Or are you one of those egg whites only<\/em> people? (No offense, but what is that about? I mean, have you tasted<\/em> yolks? They’re delicious! Give them a try and tell me your egg experience doesn’t improve by at least 63%.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyhow,<\/em> you obviously have this breakfast thing all figured out. Give yourself a giant high five, and then look at what might have been, with a twinge of regret in your heart and a tear in your eye. While you were having oatmeal, you could have been having this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Okay, I probably can’t in good conscience recommend that you eat these puff pastries for breakfast. Even if they are<\/em> stuffed with melted chocolate, juicy fresh raspberries and gooey melted brie, a.k.a. three of the best ingredients to ever comingle in a buttery, flaky pastry shell. Your doctor\/trainer\/Jiminy Cricket conscience would probably not be very happy with me if we had them for breakfast. Sorry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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…so do you think we can have them for brunch instead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the reasons I love these pastry squares is because they can effortlessly slide from the breakfast table to the brunch menu to the dessert tray. They’re casual enough for an easy meal with friends, but fancy enough to serve with pride if you want to impress your new neighbors, the VanSnootertons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even the ingredients help make this a dish for all occasions: raspberries call to mind fresh breakfasts, brie is a total brunch cheese tray staple, and chocolate is all day every day, baby<\/span> a dessert super star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I think the most impressive part of these squares is the flaky golden puff pastry itself, which—spoiler alert!—totally comes from a box. Show me the person who has time to make homemade puff pastry for eight stinkin’ pastry squares, and I will throw my dirty laundry in their direction and request extra starch. I don’t take too many kitchen shortcuts, but pre-made puff pastry is one shortcut I heartily endorse. When possible, I use all-butter pastry dough (I like Trader Joe’s brand), but there are so many other flavors and textures going on in these squares, any puff pastry dough you can find will yield a fine dessert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let’s talk customizations! Want to try milk chocolate or white chocolate instead of dark? Go for it. Blackberries, strawberries or blueberries? Get on with your bad self! Other cheeses? While I can’t guarantee that blue cheese is the best choice,  I think that a nice chunk of soft goat cheese would be equally amazing, although it won’t melt quite so photogenically. If you’re leaning in the fancy-shmancy direction, you could also make these in a miniature size and serve them as a sort of upscale dessert ravioli, with a side of assorted dessert sauces and softly whipped cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you just can’t resist having these as a weekend breakfast, no judgment here. In fact, you have excellent taste! This must be why we’re friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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