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Best Coconut Pastries

Caution these crispy coconut pastries are irresistible! These are traditional Cuban pastries that can be found at so many coffee spots. Now you can prepare your own in just minutes. A real treat, these pastries are great for breakfast, snack or dessert.
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Course Pasta Dough, Pastry Cream / Custards / Mousse
Cuisine Continental

Servings 12 servings
Calories 3974.2 kcal

Ingredients

  

  • 2 package frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed
  • 15 1/2 ounce(s) can of grated coconut in syrup

Instructions

 

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Roll out each sheet of pastry dough to 1/8-inch thickness.
  • Cut each sheet into 12 squares, and place half on the prepared baking sheet leaving at least 1/2 inch between each square.
  • Place a spoonful of coconut in the center of each pastry square, then top with a second pastry square.
  • Pinch the dough on two sides to seal in the coconut filling.
  • Bake pastries in preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 20 minutes.
  • Cool on a rack.
  • Ready in 20 min.

Nutrition

Calories: 3974.2kcalCarbohydrates: 471.94gProtein: 36.26gFat: 219.66gSaturated Fat: 57.96gSodium: 1239.7mgFiber: 22.84gSugar: 236.18g

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