Puff Pastry Apple Roses
Apple Roses are one of the prettiest desserts you can make with just a handful of ingredients.
This apple dessert combines thinly sliced apples, flaky pastry, cinnamon, and sugar into bakery-worthy treats that are surprisingly simple to make at home.
You’ll be surprised at how easy they are once you learn the rolling technique.
They’re perfect for fall baking, holiday brunches, baby showers, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, or anytime you want an impressive dessert without a lot of work.
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What Are Apple Roses?
These beautiful pastries are made by rolling thin apple slices inside strips of flaky puff pastry to create rose-shaped desserts.
They’re surprisingly easy to make and taste like mini apple pies, with tender apples, warm cinnamon, and buttery pastry in every bite.
They’re perfect for:
- Fall baking
- Holiday dessert tables
- Brunches
- Baby and bridal showers
- Mother’s Day
- Valentine’s Day
- Tea parties or special occasions
Why You’ll Love These Puff Pastry Apple Roses
- Easy to make with simple, everyday ingredients.
- Beginner-friendly with an impressive bakery-style look.
- Flaky, buttery pastry wrapped around tender cinnamon apples.
- Perfect for entertaining during holidays, brunches, and parties.
- Made in a muffin tin so every rose keeps its beautiful shape.
- Easy to customize with different jams, spices, or caramel.
- Make ahead and warm before serving.
- Freezer-friendly for an easy dessert anytime.
- Looks stunning but takes much less effort than it appears.
How to Make Apple Roses
- Start by prepping your muffin tin and preheating the oven to 350°F.
- Thinly slice fresh apples — about 1/8 inch or less. A mandoline makes this step super quick and even. Using the right apples makes a big difference. See my Baking with Apples Guide to find the best varieties for your favorite desserts.
- Toss them with lemon juice, sugar, and cinnamon.
- Lightly flour your countertop before rolling out the puff pastry so it doesn’t stick.
- Roll out puff pastry sheets, brush with melted butter, and sprinkle with a cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Cut the dough into strips, layer the apple slices along each strip, fold the pastry, and roll into a rose shape. Stick to just a few overlapping apple slices per strip to keep the roses easy to roll and bake evenly.
- Place each rose into the muffin tin and bake until golden. If the edges are browning too quickly, loosely tent with foil during the last 10 minutes of baking.
- Let cool slightly before serving—these pretty pastries are delicious warm or at room temp.
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Fuji, Gala, Honeycrisp, and Pink Lady are ideal because they’re crisp, sweet, and have red skin that creates a beautiful rose-like appearance when baked.
Start by slicing the apple in half from top to bottom (stem to base), then remove the core from each half. Place the flat side down and slice the apple widthwise into thin, even slices—about 1/8 inch or thinner. The thinner the slices, the easier they’ll bend and roll into a rose shape without breaking.
Nope! Keeping the peel adds color to your rose petals and helps hold the slices together.
You can prep and roll the roses a few hours in advance and refrigerate them. Bake fresh when ready to serve for best results.
Yes. Freeze after baking and cooling completely. Reheat in the oven until warm and crisp.
What to Serve with Apple Roses
- Apple cider, coffee or tea
- Vanilla ice cream
- Homemade whipped cream
- Caramel sauce
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- A simple apple tart is flaky, buttery, and full of cozy flavor—perfect for showcasing fresh apples.
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Puff Pastry Apple Roses Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box 2 sheets of Pepperidge Farm puff pastry sheets
- 3 fresh apples I used Fuji apples
- ½ lemon juice
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp cinnamon powder
- 2 tbsp butter
- Powdered sugar optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and prepare a muffin tray with nonstick spray.
- Wash and core apples, cut them in half lengthwise, and remove the core.
- Slice the apples thinly widthwise, keeping the open side of the apple down.
- Put the thinly sliced apples in a bowl and add the juice of half a lemon.
- Add 1-2 teaspoons of sugar and a small pinch of cinnamon to the apples and mix until well combined. Set aside the remaining sugar and cinnamon.
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the puff pastry sheets into a rectangular shape about 1/8 inch thick.
- Melt the butter and brush it onto one side of each puff pastry sheet.
- Mix the remaining sugar and cinnamon together and spread the cinnamon sugar over the buttered puff pastry side.
- Cut each puff pastry sheet into six even strips using a sharp knife or a pizza cutter.
- Place apple slices along the strip of puff pastry and fold it over so that the apple slices are in between.
- Gently roll the pastry and apple slices together, starting from one end of the strip. As you roll, the apple slices will create the petals of the rose shape.
- Carefully transfer each rolled rose to the prepared muffin tin.
- Repeat the process with the remaining apple slices and pastry strips.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until the puff pastry is golden brown and crispy.
- Allow baked apple roses to cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack before serving.
- They can be enjoyed warm or at room temperature. Serve as is or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a drizzle of caramel sauce for added indulgence.