The air fryer puff pastry baskets are perfect to serve as an appetizer or dessert, because the combination of cheese and red fruits makes them suitable for all occasions. Like the air fryer puff pastries or the air fryer apple pastries, their shape makes them elegant and perfect to impress with little effort. Puff pastry is so versatile that it fits various shapes and, depending on the occasion, you can decide whether to serve it as finger food or bake it whole and slice it, like this savory puff pastry in air fryer. Based on the season, you can get creative with the fillings, for example, make a puff pastry with zucchini in the air fryer. To make these puff pastry baskets filled with cheese and red fruits, I used a flower-shaped cookie cutter and cooked the baskets in aluminum molds. As I explain in my Air Fryer Book, they are perfect and also suitable for making zucchini flans in the air fryer. In the list of tools, you’ll find the link to see them.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 303.73 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 13.96 (g) of which sugars 0.72 (g)
- Proteins 9.49 (g)
- Fat 23.45 (g) of which saturated 7.34 (g)of which unsaturated 15.01 (g)
- Fibers 0.67 (g)
- Sodium 365.53 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 60 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for the filled baskets
- 1 sheet puff pastry (rectangular)
- 2 slices brie
- 2 slices prosciutto
- 12 raspberries
- 20 blueberries
- vegetable oil (for brushing the molds)
What you need
- 1 Air Fryer
- 8 Muffin Molds aluminum
- 1 Cookie Cutter 4 inches wide flower shape
Procedure
Brush the molds with a little oil and set aside. Cut the brie into 8 pieces and do the same with the prosciutto. Wash, drain well, and pat dry the red fruits. Unroll the puff pastry and, using the cookie cutter, cut out 8 pieces.
Line the molds with the puff pastry flowers, making them adhere well. Fill the bottom with a piece of prosciutto, a piece of brie, and place some blueberries or raspberries on top.
Place the puff pastry baskets in the air fryer and cook for 18 minutes at 356°F, taking care to check the cooking, and if they brown too much on the surface, lower the temperature to 320°F-338°F. At the end of cooking, remove the molds from the air fryer and, using a small knife or spatula, remove the puff pastry baskets from the molds. Arrange them on a serving plate and serve.
Rosella Errante’s Tips
The cheese and fruit puff pastry baskets should be consumed on the same day and freezing is not recommended.
Cheese and fruit basket variations
If you like, you can replace the filling with: salmon and zucchini, or strawberries, speck and gorgonzola, or pears and gorgonzola, or with smoked ham, goat cheese, and apples.
