Orange, White Chocolate & Apricot Pastries

Name: Orange, White Chocolate & Apricot Pastries
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 8 ounces puff pastry, thawed (1 sheet); 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/2 cup vanilla bean yogurt; 1/2 cup thick sour cream; 2 tablespoons coconut milk; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1/4 cup white chocolate, grated; 1/4 cup fresh orange, chunks, small; 1/4 cup dried apricot, diced; 1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice; 1 teaspoon orange rind; 2 tablespoons coconut, toasted; 2 tablespoons walnuts, toasted, finely chopped

Submitted by Baby Kato

"These are a treat. Your family and friends will think that they took forever to bake, only you need know how quick and easy they were to make. It'll be our little secret."

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photo by BarbryT

Ready In:: 1hr 45mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 8

ingredients

8 ounces puff pastry, thawed (1 sheet)
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
¹⁄₂ cup vanilla bean yogurt
¹⁄₂ cup thick sour cream
2 tablespoons coconut milk
2 tablespoons brown sugar
¹⁄₄ cup white chocolate, grated
¹⁄₄ cup fresh orange, chunks, small
¹⁄₄ cup dried apricot, diced
¹⁄₂ cup fresh squeezed orange juice
1 teaspoon orange rind
2 tablespoons coconut, toasted
2 tablespoons walnuts, toasted, finely chopped

directions

Add the fresh squeezed orange juice to the diced dried apricots to stew for an hour.
Unfold the thawed pastry and place on a baking sheet.
Score into 8 rectangles.
Sprinkle the pastry lightly with cinnamon.
Bake puff pastry in a 375 degree oven for 20 - 25 minutes.
Drain the orange juice from the apricots and making sure that the apricots are well drained, set the apricots aside till needed.
Cool pastry on wire rack.
Once the pastry has cooled cut along the scored lines of the pastry sheet.
In a bowl mix the yogurt, sour cream and brown sugar together.
Divide the yogurt mixture into two bowls.
To the first bowl add the small, fresh orange chunks, the stewed, well drained, diced apricots and the grated white chocolate.
In the second bowl add the coconut milk, orange rind and the toasted coconut.
To start assembling the pastry, split the 8 pastry rectangles in half horizontally.
You should now have 16 rectangle pieces of pastry.
You will need two pieces of pastry per treat.
Spread 2 tbsp of the yogurt, fruit, chocolate mixture on top of the pastry portions without cinnamon.
Place the remaining cinnamon topped pastry rectangle over top and spoon the remaining yogurt mixture of orange rind and toasted coconut on top of the final puff pastry.
Garnish with finely chopped toasted walnuts.
Serve immediately or cover and chill no longer than 2 hours.

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Reviews

I took a close look at the preparation steps & decided that there were actually only 11, & the prep time was way less than 75 minutes ~ So that made me a happy camper! What with the combo of apricot, orange & coconut, these little thingies are AN OUTSTANDING TASTE TREAT! Certainly a keeper! [Made & reviewed for one of my partners in the Aus/NZ Recipe Swap #17]

Sydney Mike
These are an impressive, utterly delicious dessert. While it is absolutely true that the baking took very little time and that each preparation and each assembly step was both easy and quick, the number of steps takes this way out of the realm of quick and easy, for me at least. I did love the taste! Update: The filling and topping keep amazingly well in the refrigerator. I assembled one last night and was even more impressed.

BarbryT

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Baby Kato

Canada

I am a very lucky lady. I recently moved to a very small town in New Brunswick, Canada with my wonderful husband who is my best friend. Very fortunate to have a cherished son, wonderful daughter in law and adorable granddaughter and cute wee grandson. We are very blessed. A big thank you to everyone that has made my recipes... hope you enjoyed them.

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