Apple Cinnamon Palmiers
Welcoming fall with a new recipe for Palmiers infused with apples and cinnamon! The French pastry/cookies also known as elephant ears come together with just a few ingredients and are baked to perfection with golden, crisp, flaky puff pastry, and layers of freeze dried cinnamon apples. This is an easy recipe to ease into fall baking, and is quick to complete for seasonal gatherings, not only tasting delicious, but filling your home with warm spices and the aroma of Autumn!
Apple Cinnamon Palmiers
Fall forward Apple Cinnamon Palmiers made with puff pastry, and apple cinnamon filling. Just a few ingredients is all you need to make a batch.
About Palmiers
Palmiers, or “feuille de palmier” originated in France and are an easy to make pastry with many names from elephant and pig ears to palm hearts. With just a few ingredients the puff pastry is sugared, rolled and cut into slices, forming a classic palm or heart shaped cookie. They are classically coated in sugar, and commonly found in patisseries and bakeries, but can easily be made at home, with either store bought, or homemade puff pastry, sugar and fillings of choice. From jams, to spices and even savory, palmiers are versatile, flavorful and texturally quite perfect!
Adding filling to Palmiers
Although adding filling to palmiers is optional, the possibilities really are endless. I’ve previously made passion fruit palmers, and the apple cinnamon variation is just as wonderful.
Jams, fruit spreads, curd, chocolate, nuts and savory ingredients such as cheese, make wonderful palmiers, along with freeze dried fruit. I’ve discovered through the testing process that freeze dried fruit in powder form is an easy way to enhance and add flavor to palmiers, without sacrificing texture. Using a generous dusting of freeze dried cinnamon apples to coat the puff pastry, resulted in the most delectable fall palmiers, full of seasonal flavor and caramelized layers of flaky pastry.
How they Taste
The apple cinnamon palmiers taste like fall in each bite! The brown sugar dusted pastry caramelizes while baking adding depth of flavor to the pastry, which is already slightly savory. Paired with the freeze dried PPLW and warm cinnamon the crisp, golden and lightly sweetened palmiers are not only addictive but a new favorite. Pair palmiers with coffee, tea or your favorite warm beverage and enjoy all season long!
Apple Cinnamon Palmier Ingredients
Palmiers require very few ingredients and steps, in fact you will only need 5 to make this recipe!
- Homemade or store bought puff pastry. (I used vegan Aussie Bakery brand. )
- Granulated sugar for caramelization.
- Brown Sugar
- One package of freeze dried apples or apple cinnamon apples ground to a powder.
- Ground Cinnamon for more fall flavor.
How to make Apple Cinnamon Palmiers
Below is a list of easy instructions you can try at home to make ab batch of the apple cinnamon palmiers.
- If using store bought puff pastry, thaw the pastry, for about 15 minutes until it’s no longer frozen but still chilled.
- Sprinkle granulated sugar onto a solid surface.
- Roll 1 sheet of pastry out onto the granulated sugar, rolling evenly into one large rectangle. Cut away any edges that are not straight so that the rectangle of pastry is even.
- Sprinkle the top of the rolled pastry with granulated sugar and brown sugar, rubbing it into the pastry evenly with your hands.
- Next, evenly dust the rolled pastry with freeze dried apples.
- Top with cinnamon.
- Gently fold the right edge of the pastry rectangle (width wise) inward, and then begin tightly rolling the pastry, stopping at the center.
- Next fold the left edge of the rectangle inward and tightly roll the pastry, until they line up in the center, forming the classic palmier shape.
- Dust the top of the pastry with additional granulated sugar.
- Wrap the rolled dough tightly in parchment paper and chill for 15-20 minutes for cutting with ease.
- Once the dough has chilled, remove from fridge and parchment.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut rolled pastry lengthwise into 1/2″ slices.
- Place cut pastry onto parchment lined baking sheet, about 1-2 inches apart.
- Push the edges of the pastry inwards towards the center if they shifted while transferring to parchment.
- Bake in the oven for 7-8 minutes on each side, flipping halfway through, and baking until golden brown.
- Cool and enjoy!
Recipe Modifications
If you don’t have freeze dried apples on hand you could also try this recipe with apple preserves or apple butter. A little goes a long way.
Apple Cinnamon Palmier
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 16-20
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: 1 dozen+ 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
- Diet: Dairy-Free, Vegan
Description
Apple Cinnamon palmiers made with puff pastry, apples and cinnamon, baked to perfection for the fall season. Just 4 ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 9×9 sheet of vegan puffed pastry (I used Aussie Bakery)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar for rolling and topping pastry.
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1oz Bag freeze dried cinnamon apples ground to a powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon mixed with granulated sugar
Instructions
- If using store bought puff pastry, thaw the pastry, for about 15 minutes until it’s no longer frozen but still chilled.
- Mix granulated sugar and cinnamon together until combined.
- Sprinkle cinnamon sugar onto a solid surface.
- Roll 1 sheet of pastry out horizontally onto the granulated sugar, rolling evenly into one large rectangle. Cut away any edges that are not straight so that the rectangle of pastry is even.
- Dust the rolled pastry with granulated and brown sugar.
- Then evenly top the rolled pastry with freeze dried cinnamon apples.
- Dust with cinnamon.
- Gently fold the right edge of the pastry rectangle (width wise) inward and then begin tightly rolling the pastry, halfway to the center.
- Next fold the left edge of the rectangle inward and tightly roll the pastry, until they the left side lines up with the rolled right side in the center, forming the classic palmier shape.
- Dust the top of the pastry with additional granulated sugar.
- Wrap the rolled dough tightly in parchment paper and chill for 15-20 minutes for cutting with ease.
- Once the dough has chilled, remove from fridge and parchment.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut rolled pastry lengthwise into 1/2″ slices.
- Place cut pastry onto parchment lined baking sheet, about 1-2 inches apart.
- Firmly press the edges of the pastry together if there was any shifting while transferring to parchment.
- Bake in the oven for 7-8 minutes, then flip. Bake for an additional 7-8 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool and enjoy!
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze for 6 months.
Notes
For dairy free option, look for vegan puff pastry found at organic markets. Homemade or any store bought puff pastry will work with this recipe.
The apple cinnamon palmiers would be delicious for your seasonal dessert menus and can easily be made in advance and frozen until the day of.
They would also make lovely homemade hostess gifts wrapped in cello bags too!
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