April has been our busiest month yet! With our kids now back to school full time and weekends filled with traveling around WA for soccer games, it’s been a challenge to keep up. But I’m back, with a new sweet recipe for French palmiers, that I think you’ll love! Palmiers, also known as elephant ears are a light and flaky french pastry/cookie that require just a few ingredients to make! Considering how easy they are, they’re a fitting sweet treat for those of us with busy schedules and also happen to be vegan. Read on to learn how to make a quick batch of palmiers of your own!
FRENCH PALMIERS
Crispy French palmiers made with vegan store bought puff pastry, raw sugar and passion fruit filling. Just 4 ingredients!
WHAT ARE FRENCH PALMIERS
French palmiers have many names. From elephant ears to pig ears and palm hearts, they are ultimately a sweet puff pastry, cut into slices and then baked to form cookies. Upon baking, the puff pastry forms an almost heart like shaped pastry with a variety of fillings between each layer. From simple cinnamon and sugar to nuts, jams and savory, these light and tasty palmiers are versatile, crisp and golden and oh so addictive!
Passion fruit is tart and tropical, pairing perfectly with today’s version of the sugared pastry! When baked in the oven the outer edges and bottoms crisp up, with a thin layer of passion fruit nectar, enveloped in between, resulting in the most heavenly, caramelized and tropical spin on the classic.
INGREDIENTS FOR FRENCH PALMIERS
Palmiers require very few ingredients, making them a simple treat to prep and bake! You will need one box of store bought puff pastry. I used vegan Aussie Bakery brand. Raw sugar. I prefer raw because of its coarseness and the way it caramelizes in the oven. Passion fruit nectar. Melted vegan butter. 15 minutes for chilling and an additional 15 minutes for baking.
HOW TO MAKE PALMIERS
This specific brand of puff pastry comes with two 9×9 sheets of dough. Thaw the pastry, but make sure that it remains chilled.
Roll sheet of pastry out evenly into one large rectangle. Cut away any edges that are not straight so that the rectangle of pastry is even.
Using a pastry brush, brush the passionfruit nectar onto the rectangle.
Sprinkle the passionfruit brushed pastry with raw sugar.
Fold the bottom of the puff pastry 1/4/ over towards the middle.
Fold the top of the puff pastry 1/4 over towards the middle.
Then fold both the top and bottom one more time towards the middle until they line up in the center. There will be a crease in the center.
Brush the top of the pastry with vegan butter.
Then fold the top of the dough over the bottom (or butter brushed side of the pastry,) lengthwise to create one long roll.
Transfer dough to the freezer for 10-15 minutes to chill for cutting with ease.
Once dough has chilled, preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cut rolled pastry into 1/2″ slices lengthwise.
Dip each of the cut pieces of pastry in raw sugar, then place on a parchment lined baking sheet, pulling the top edges out slightly so that they almost look heart shaped.
Press the cut pastry down gently on the baking sheet, making sure to leave space between each palmier as they will rise in the oven.
Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
Cool and enjoy!
Check out the quick how-to video below to see how easy French Palmiers are to make!
How to make French Palmiers
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 32 1x
- Category: Baking
- Method: Palmiers
- Cuisine: French
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Crispy French palmiers made with vegan store bought puff pastry, raw sugar and passion fruit filling. Just 4 ingredients!
Ingredients
1 9×9 sheet of vegan puffed pastry (I used Aussie Bakery)
1/4 cup raw sugar for topping the center of the pastry.
Nectar from 1–2 passionfruit.
1/4 cup Vegan butter melted
Instructions
This specific brand of puff pastry comes with two 9×9 sheets of dough. Thaw the pastry, but make sure that it remains chilled.
Roll out 9×9 pastry evenly into one rectangle. Cut away any edges that are not straight so that the rectangle is even.
Using a pastry brush, brush the passionfruit nectar (or flavoring of choice) onto the rectangle.
Sprinkle the passionfruit brushed pastry with raw sugar.
Fold the bottom of the puff pastry 1/4/ over towards the middle.
Then fold the top of the puff pastry 1/4 over towards the middle.
Then fold both the top and bottom of the pastry one more time towards the middle until the two sides line up in the center. There will be a crease in the center.
Brush the top of the pastry with vegan butter.
Then fold the top of the dough over the bottom (or butter brushed side of the pastry,) lengthwise to create one long roll.
Transfer dough to the freezer for 10-15 minutes to chill, for cutting with ease.
Once dough has chilled, preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cut rolled pastry into 1/2″ slices lengthwise.
Dip each of the cut pieces of pastry in raw sugar, then place on a parchment lined baking sheet, pulling the top edges out slightly so that they almost look heart shaped.
Press the cut pastry down gently on the baking sheet, making sure to leave space between each palmier as they rise in the oven.
Bake in the oven, flipping the pastry halfway through.
Once golden, remove from oven, cool and enjoy!
Keywords: how to make palmiers, vegan palmiers, elephant ear cookies, classic French palmiers, passion fruit palmiers, puff pastry recipes
These passion fruit flavored palmiers and perfect for celebrations of all kinds, especially during spring and summer, with the tropical vibes.
PALMIER FLAVOR IDEAS
But don’t stop at passionfruit! There are so many ways to flavor palmiers. From classic cinnamon and sugar, to your favorite fruit jams, chocolate, Nutella, pistachios, cardamom, goat cheese, herbs and even spices.
In a way they remind me of croissants, just less buttery!
How would you flavor your palmiers? Share in the comments below or connect with me on instagram if you happen to try the recipe!
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Wow Bran thanks for sharing the video is was enchanting to watch how they’re made-I absolutely couldn’t imagine how until I actually watched you make them. Great learning experience and yes, they do seem easy. I truly see how they could be addictive-I love, crispy, flakey and light pastries. Passion fruit is delicious so I can see how combined theses would be so yummy! Thank for enlightening me. I love the styling and the photography, as always is stunning! xo
Thanks for reading and watching the quick video! I was so surprised at how quickly they came together and how delicious they are with the extra flaky puff pastry! Glad you got to try some of these! 😍😍 xoxo
Brandi! This was my péché mignon my first year in Paris!!!! Always wanted to know how to make them. Merci! Bisous !
Aw, thank you Melissa! They sure are addictive! Glad to share! xx 💕