20 Unexpected Ways to Use Puff Pastry (They're Not Just for Pies)

Puff pastry! It's yummy and flaky, perfect for pies and pastries, right? But guess what? Puff pastry can be used for so much more than just a pie! It makes any food amazing with its buttery layers and crispy crust.

We rounded up a collection of the most delicious puff pastry recipes. They range from savory to sweet and will give you some serious cooking inspiration.

Smoked Salmon Vol Au Vents

Whipped Cream Cheese, Mustard and Smoked Salmon carefully nested into a puff pastry shell create a decadent and mouthwatering French appetizer, perfect for your next get-together. These Smoked Salmon Vol Au Vents are seriously scrumptious. Get the recipe.

Banketstaaf (Dutch Almond Pastry Log)

Banketstaaf is an amazingly simple Dutch almond pastry that takes only 10 minutes to assemble. The oven will do the rest of the work.  
Flaky puff pastry is stuffed with a mixture of sweet almond paste and orange zest, rolled into a log, and baked until crispy perfection. Banketstaaf is an easy and delicious Dutch Christmas food made in no time. Get the recipe.

Strawberry Tarts with Ricotta Cheese

Got a puff pastry sheet? Here's a simple yet a no-fail recipe for the delectable strawberry tarts that can be pulled together in no time. Get the recipe.

Pumpkin Sausage Pinwheels 

These Sausage Pinwheels are super easy to make using just 5 ingredients! You’ll end up with perfectly crisp golden brown puff pastries wrapped around Italian sausage slices with a delicious pumpkin puree! The parmesan cheese and green onions elevate the flavor to the next level. Get the recipe.

Savory Paneer Puff Pastry Turnovers 

A flaky golden crust with spicy flavorful paneer filling. Perfect appetizer for a party that can be prepared ahead of time. So easy and delicious! Get the recipe.

Spring Chicken Pot Pies

These Spring Chicken Pot Pies have All of the Spring Veggies, Tender Chicken, and Crisp Puff Pastry. Easy spring recipe! Get the recipe.

Strawberry Turnovers

Embrace the natural sweetness of fresh strawberries in these delightful Strawberry Turnovers. This recipe combines buttery, flaky puff pastry with a delectable, slightly tart strawberry filling, creating a beautiful balance of flavors. Ideal for breakfast, dessert, or a teatime treat, these turnovers are easy to make and sure to impress. Get the recipe.

Croissant with Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese

You will love my my easy and absolutely mouthwatering appetizer - croissants with smoked salmon, dill and cream cheese. Get the recipe.

Chicken Empanadas

These little savory pastries, originating from Spain and popular in Latin America, are pockets of dough filled with a satisfying combination of tender chicken, spices, and sometimes cheese or vegetables. Get the recipe.

Buttery Scallion Pancakes

These Scallion Pancakes are perfectly crispy and flaky on the outside with a slightly chewy interior made with thin layers on the inside. They’re then lightly brushed with miso for a layer of umami and packed with scallions and sesame seeds for the most delicious buttery scallion pancakes you’ve ever had! What’s best is that I’ve included step-by-step instructions on exactly how to roll them out! Get the recipe.

Cinnamon Twists

Our homemade Cinnamon Twists are sweet, buttery, crunchy, and simply addicting. And they make a great addition to any holiday dessert table.

Best of all, you'll need 4 simple ingredients to make this easy recipe. Puff pastry, butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Get the recipe.

Puff Pastry Breakfast Pizza Recipe

This puff pastry breakfast pizza is super easy and perfect for breakfast or brunch. It’s everything you love about bbq chicken pizza but on a flaky puff pastry! Get the recipe.

Pineapple and Coconut Puff Pastry Tarts

What's not to love in these amazing mini puff pastry tarts recipe filled with pineapple and coconut and topped with a cute meringue rosette? You would think that this takes hours to make, fear not, these are actually quite easy and quick to make. Get the recipe.

Air Fryer Apple Roses

Air Fryer Apple Roses are sweet apple slices held together with fluffy puff pastry to form a gorgeous-looking apple dessert. With flavors of cinnamon, apples, powdered sugar wrapped in a golden brown crust, these air fryer apple roses taste amazing! Get the recipe.

Easy Smoked Salmon Puff Pastry Tart

This Easy Smoked Salmon Puff Pastry Tart is a delicious appetizer or brunch recipe made with frozen puff pastry. Get the recipe.

Homemade Hot Pockets

These homemade hot pockets are a delicious copycat version of the store-bought convenience food. Filled with eggs, cheese, sausage and peppers, you’ll love this quick breakfast option that freezes incredibly well! Get the recipe.

Puff Pastry Cheese Straws with Three Cheeses

These puff pastry cheese straws use three different cheeses making these savory snacks really tasty. The best thing is you can have them ready in less than half an hour. Get the recipe.

Elephant Ear Cookies

Elephant Ear Cookies are one of those super simple, 3-ingredient recipes that are perfect when you want to whip up a treat but don’t need anything too elaborate.  They are based on Palmiers, the French recipe, which means ‘palm tree’ for the shape of the finished cookies. Get the recipe.

Mini Cherry Cheesecake Desserts

These mini cherry cheesecake desserts are simple to make and don’t need a lot of different ingredients and best of all these individual cheesecakes are really tasty! These cherry tarts with puff pastry are a simple dessert for parties, BBQs or anytime really! Get the recipe.

Air Fryer Puff Pastry Garlic Cheese Twists

Parmesan and mozzarella air fryer puff pastry garlic cheese twists make a wonderful air fryer appetizer or side dish. There is nothing difficult about making cheese twists from scratch. And of course homemade puff pastry cheese straws are so much more delicious than the store-bought kind. So, what are you waiting for? You’ll definitely want to make these puff pastry sheet based cheese snacks right away! Get the recipe.

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