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Cruffins with Puff Pastry and Raspberry Cream Filling

A delightful fusion of a croissant and muffin, made easy with store-bought puff pastry and filled with a luscious, tangy fresh raspberry cream.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 12 cruffins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American, French Fusion
Calories: 320

Ingredients
  

For the Cruffins
  • 2 sheets Puff Pastry Thawed but kept cold
  • 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter Melted, for brushing and greasing
For the Raspberry Cream
  • 8 oz Cream Cheese Softened to room temperature
  • 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream Cold
  • 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar Plus extra for dusting
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup Fresh Raspberries Half mashed for filling, half kept whole for garnish

Equipment

  • 12-cup muffin tin
  • Electric mixer
  • Piping bag

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Generously grease a standard 12-cup muffin tin with melted butter or baking spray.
  2. Unfold the cold puff pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface. Roll them out slightly with a rolling pin just to smooth the creases. Lightly brush the surface with melted butter.
  3. Cut each pastry sheet into long strips, about 1.5 to 2 inches wide. Roll each strip up tightly into a spiral and place it, swirl side up, into the prepared muffin tin.
  4. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the pastry is puffed and deeply golden brown. Remove from the oven and immediately transfer the cruffins to a wire rack to cool completely.
  5. While the cruffins cool, make the filling. In a chilled bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
  6. In another bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth. Lightly mash half a cup of the fresh raspberries and fold them into the cream cheese mixture.
  7. Gently fold the whipped heavy cream into the raspberry cream cheese mixture until just combined, keeping it airy.
  8. Transfer the raspberry cream to a piping bag. Once the cruffins are completely cool, insert the tip of the piping bag into the center of each cruffin and fill, leaving a swirl on top.
  9. Dust the finished cruffins with powdered sugar and top with the remaining fresh whole raspberries before serving.

Notes

Ensure the baked puff pastry is 100% cooled before filling, or the cream will melt. Unfilled baked cruffins can be stored at room temperature; filled cruffins must be refrigerated.