Description
Lemon Cheesecake Hand Pies are a delightful treat that combines creamy cheesecake with a zesty lemon flavor, all wrapped in flaky puff pastry.
Ingredients
Scale
- 17.3 oz (2) sheets of puff pastry
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 Tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 2 Tbsp white granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp lemon zest
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3–4 oz lemon curd
- Little bit of water in a small bowl to seal pastry
- 1 egg for brushing pastry
- 2 Tbsp heavy whipping cream warmed (for icing)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar (for icing)
Instructions
- Combine cream cheese, sugar, lemon zest, vanilla extract, and heavy whipping cream. Beat until smooth and fluffed.
- Set up a small bowl of water and whisk an egg in another small bowl. Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 400℉ and line a large cookie baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Unfold thawed pastry sheets. Cut each pastry along the fold line and then across, creating 12 equal rectangles.
- In the middle of 6 rectangles, spread about 1.5-2 tbsp. of cream cheese mixture, leaving about 1/4 inch around the edges.
- Spread about 1-1.5 tbsp. of lemon curd over the cream cheese mixture.
- Dip your fingertips in water and run them along all of the pastry edges.
- Cover the filled pastry with another rectangle. Press on the edges to seal.
- Brush each pastry with the egg.
- Use a fork to poke the middle of the top pastry 2-3 times.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, until golden brown. Cool slightly before adding glaze.
- For the glaze, whisk powdered sugar with heavy whipping cream until smooth. Drizzle over each pastry.
Notes
- Let puff pastry thaw first, ideally between damp paper towels for 30-40 minutes.
- Best eaten within a day of baking. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Reheat in the air fryer at 350°F for 2 minutes or in the oven at 350°F for 5 minutes.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pie
- Calories: 684
- Sugar: 27g
- Sodium: 347mg
- Fat: 44g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 26g
- Trans Fat: 0.04g
- Carbohydrates: 64g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 58mg
Keywords: Lemon, Cheesecake, Hand Pies, Dessert, Pastry