Easy Puff Pastry Cups

Easy Puff Pastry Cups

Homemade pastry for a delicious fancy dinner or appetizer

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 7m
Cook Time: 25m
Total Time: 32m
Temp.: 410 °F
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
4.9 (20 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

1346
Calories
93g
Fat
46mg
Cholesterol
109g
Carbs
2g
Sugar
19g
Protein
Easy Puff Pastry Cups

Recipe Description

Pack your favorite filling into these Puff Pastry Cups for a delicious, fancy dinner or appetizer! These homemade pastry shells are just as good as the Pepperidge Farm puff pastry shells, but are a doddle to make yourself. Just follow this simple puff pastry cups recipes and you’ll end up with beautiful golden brown, crispy pastry cases.

For a sweet version of the pastry shells, fill them with juicy berries and a drizzle of honey, like I’ve done here. They work perfectly with savory fillings too: load them with a luxurious helping of chicken and mushrooms in a cheesy sauce, or a spoonful of cream cheese topped with garlic roasted peppers. Just like the French vol-au-vents, they look so elegant and very impressive on the dinner plate!

To make my Puff Pastry Cups, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Easy Puff Pastry Cups

Recipe Features

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Heat the oven

    1 min
    Step 1 - Easy Puff Pastry Cups

    Preheat the oven to 410°F. Lightly grease a baking tray.

  2. 2

    Combine the egg and water

    1 min
    Step 2 - Easy Puff Pastry CupsStep 2 - Easy Puff Pastry Cups

    In a small bowl, whisk the egg and water together.

  3. 3

    Cut the cases

    3 min
    Step 3 - Easy Puff Pastry Cups

    Use a 3-inch round biscuit cutter to cut 8 circles from the sheets of pastry. Then, use a 2 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter to cut through 4 of the circles.

  4. 4

    Shape the cases

    1 min
    Step 4 - Easy Puff Pastry Cups

    Lay one of the circles with a hole in it over one without and repeat with the other cases. Place the cases on the baking tray.

  5. 5

    Glaze with the egg

    1 min
    Step 5 - Easy Puff Pastry Cups

    Use a pastry brush to coat each of the cases with the egg mixture.

  6. 6

    Bake the cases

    25 min
    Step 6 - Easy Puff Pastry CupsStep 6 - Easy Puff Pastry Cups

    Bake the cases for 20 to 25 minutes, until they are puffed up and golden.

  7. 7

    Serving Puff Pastry Cups

    Step 7 - Easy Puff Pastry Cups

    Finally, fill Puff Pastry Cups with sweet or savory fillings of your choice!

It’s that simple to make crispy, golden Puff Pastry Cups at home! Have a go at this method - looking forward to hearing how you find it! Drop me a note below or tag #cookmerecipes.

About the author

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.

Recipe Reviews

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4.9 out of 5 (20 reviews)
Lucie Dupont
March 7, 2025
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Super!

Isabella Grant
November 29, 2024
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Tried these for our anniversary dinner. They turned out simply delightful. The pastry was golden and crisp. We filled them with creamy chicken mix and my husband was well impressed.

Maggie
September 18, 2024
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Deliciously easy cups!

Patricia Johnson
March 3, 2024
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So simple, so good.

Kevin
October 14, 2023
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Delicious!

Zach
February 26, 2023
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Awesome! Made these for the fam and they were a hit! Filled 'em with chicken and mushrooms, and my kids couldn’t get enough. So simple yet fancy. Total game changer for our dinner parties!

Vic
January 17, 2023
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Wow! So simple!

Zachary Thompson
August 24, 2022
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Superb! These puff pastry cups are the star of my last dinner party. I stuffed them with chicken and mushrooms, and my friends couldn't get enough. They thought I spent hours making them! Little did they know, it was so easy. I’ll definitely be making this again for the next gathering!

Paige
March 1, 2022
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Wow! Made these for a family gathering, and they were such a hit! The puff pastry was super easy to work with, and I stuffed them with a savory mushroom mix. My kids even gobbled them up! Can't wait to experiment with sweet fillings next time.

Grace
September 10, 2021
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These puff pastry cups are ace, yum

Mike85
July 1, 2021
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Superb pastry cups

Eisley Bismark
April 2, 2021
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Puffy for sure, maybe even more puffy than I expected lol they look like they are about to burst!

Lizbeth Buzo
March 30, 2021
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Tried to shape this into little heart pastries but they ended up being peach shaped sadly, still delicious.

Asha Shomer
March 22, 2021
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Drizzled some caramel over the top of this and added a little bit more fruit in the inside since mine were bigger than the pictures.

Nya Kley
February 15, 2021
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Loved every bite of this thanks for sharing.

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