Description
Delight in these flaky Ricotta Chocolate Chip Pastry Squares featuring creamy ricotta and melty chocolate chips baked inside golden puff pastry, crowned with a sprinkle of coarse sugar for a perfect sweet crunch. A simple, quick treat ideal for breakfast or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
- 9 tablespoons (135g) ricotta cheese
- 9 tablespoons (126g) chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon coarse/turbinado/demerara sugar
Egg Wash
- 1 egg, whisked
Instructions
- Prepare Puff Pastry: Set out the frozen puff pastry about 30 minutes before assembling. If short on time, follow the box’s quick thaw instructions to soften properly.
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (177°C) to ensure it’s ready for baking the pastries evenly.
- Cut Pastry Squares: Unroll the thawed puff pastry sheet and cut into 9 equal squares using a pizza cutter or dough cutter. No rolling pin needed. Transfer the squares to a parchment-lined baking pan.
- Add Ricotta: Spoon approximately 1 tablespoon of ricotta cheese in the center of each square, spreading it into a small even circle, leaving about 1-2 cm clear space from the edges to prevent overflow.
- Apply Egg Wash: Brush the exposed edges of the pastry squares with the whisked egg wash carefully, making sure to avoid the ricotta center for a shiny, golden finish.
- Top with Chocolate and Sugar: Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of chocolate chips evenly over the ricotta on each square, then dust all squares with the coarse sugar to add sweetness and crunch.
- Bake: Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes or until the pastry squares turn golden brown and flaky.
Notes
- Use cold puff pastry for best flakiness, thawed properly but still cool to touch.
- Coarse sugar can be substituted with granulated sugar if unavailable, but will yield less crunch.
- Feel free to experiment with dark or milk chocolate chips depending on your preference.
- Serve warm for the best melty chocolate and creamy texture experience.
- For a dairy-free alternative, use a plant-based ricotta substitute and vegan puff pastry.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pastry square
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg
