Puff Pastry Baskets with Creamy Lemon Filling are the perfect way to welcome in Spring, They are perfect for a sunny brunch or Easter dinner. They’re also a great activity for the kiddos to help with!
This delicious recipe was first published 3/2017 and has been updated to improve the reader experience.
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Once the days start getting a little longer, you know Spring is just around the corner. My thoughts start turning to clean up the yard, new flowers, and plants, hosting my friends for a sunny brunch or hosting my family for Easter dinner. Puff Pastry Baskets with Creamy Lemon Filling are perfect for either.
I don’t know what it is, even though I can’t crawl into some cave and sleep for three months over the winter, I actually do feel like I’m waking up after a long slumber. I’m getting a little more pep in my step once the days start to get longer and the weather begins to warm up.
Recipes using puff pastry are a lot of fun. I’ve had this idea of making it into braids so that it looks like cute little woven baskets for some time. Sometimes my ideas just turn into a big ole mess that made me wonder what in the heck were you thinking?
But other times they just make me want to do a happy dance. These puff pastry dessert baskets are definitely worth doing a little jig. My baskets are filled with lemon pudding and topped with a creamy dollop of Reddi-wip® and a fresh raspberry to finish the whole thing.
Filling variations
- Use your favorite pudding or pie filling. Canned is quick and easy.
- Jam or jellies
- Nutella
- Sprinkles on top would be fun and festive too.
Don’t you think that the kiddos would love topping their own lemony pudding baskets with a mound of Reddi-Wip? That’s always been a dream of mine too! Didn’t you envision being the boss of your own can when you were growing up? I know I wasn’t the only one!
Helpful tips
- I prefer using the cook and serve pudding. It’s a little firmer and I believe a little more tart than the instant pudding.
- You can buy Pepperidge Farm’s puff pastry shells instead of making these baskets but I think the baskets are a little fancier and a heck of a lot of fun. The kiddos will love helping!
- You can line the muffin tin inserts with puff pastry circles large enough to fill the cup instead of weaving strips if you want to simplify the process. You’ll be missing out on all the fun though!
Don’t have time to make it now? Pin it for later!
These cheery puff pastry baskets just remind me of sunshine. The sweet tartness of the lemon filling is a great contrast to the cold sweet cream. I couldn’t help picking up a bouquet of spring flowers to go with them, and now all I need is a few people to share them with! Two puff pastry sheets make 12 puff pastry dessert baskets!
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- 12-cup Non-stick muffin pan – I love these muffin pans and have three of them so I can get them all filled and baked at once. They’re great for egg cups too!
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Puff Pastry Baskets with Creamy Lemon Filling
Ingredients
- 17 oz Puff Pastry (2 sheets) Pepperidge Farms
- 12 tbsp Reddi-wip® 13oz can
- 4.3 oz Lemon Pudding Cook and serve
- 1 egg
- 12 raspberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
- Prepare pudding according to package directions. Set aside to cool
- Dust a working surface with flour. Unwrap puff pastry sheets and roll sheets until they measure 13-14 inches long. Measure out 1/2″ strips across the length of the pastry sheet and cut into strips. On the second sheet, cut circles the size of the muffin tin cavities.
- Whip egg with a teaspoon of water to make an egg wash.
- Separate three strips for each braid. Holding one edge of 3 separate strips, begin braiding, holding gently to the end. When finished brush with egg wash and cut each strip in half.
- Brush circles with egg wash and place them on the bottom of each muffin cavity.
- Wrap a braid around the inside of each muffin cup. Line up and press the edges together.
- Brush the inside of each puff pastry basket with egg wash.
- Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes or until sightly browned. Allow the baskets to cool completely before filling.
- Spoon filling into each puff pastry basket. Add a dollop of Reddi-Wip® and top with a raspberry if desired.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate.
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Karen (Back Road Journal) says
Your idea of woven baskets filled with lemony pudding is definitely worth repeating…it is a perfect bite of something sweet for an Easter brunch.
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Karen! Anything other that BROWN makes me happy these days.
Jahan says
Wow!!!!! nice recipe. I love Puff Pastry. Thank you so much for the recipe.
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Jahan for stopping by and your nice comment!
Jhuls | The Not So Creative Cook says
I love what you did your pastry. So cute! These are so delicious, Julie!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Jhuls! They were so much fun and not much work at all. The kiddos could stuff them with anything.
Judith Graber says
Super easy is right! Beautiful, bright pictures make me think of Spring. Of course I wanted to take a spoon and dip into that yummy dessert but alas…
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Judi! A couple of nice days and I’m ready to dig into the dirt. A bit pre-mature, but hey happy Spring!
Julie Christiansen says
I love lemon flavored anything and these look amazing. Your pictures are beautiful, I can almost taste them! Pinning to try later!
PS I found you via Reviews Chews and How-To’s Link Party, but I recently started a party of my own, I would love it if you’d stop by and link up! Have a great weekend!
http://www.mybusybeehives.com/2017/03/rainbows-and-shamrocks-at-bee-party-4.html
Julie Menghini says
Thank you from one Julie to another! this was the first time that I visited that link party and really appreciate you reaching out. I’ll check out your link up as well.
Antonia (Zoale) says
Your pictures are gorgeous Julie! I love these little pastry baskets!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much Antonia! I hope you have a fun St Patty’s day and a wonderful weekend!
Indu says
Such a sweet, ‘springy’ dessert, Julie. I loved your video – I didn’t know you could make baskets out of pastry sheets! Neat!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much, Indu! Videos are a lot of fun but I sure make a mess (more of a mess). These little baskets were a ton of fun to make and can be stuffed with anything. Thank you for stopping over and enjoy your day!
Suzanne says
Those are beautiful Julie, I love lemon and this is a wonderful dessert
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Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much, Suzanne! They were a lot of fun to make too.
Sonal says
I love such recipes Julie!! These looks so pretty and perfect to welcome the Spring!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Sonal! I’m getting a little antsy for Spring!
Annie says
Yessssss!!!! Bring on spring and lemon everything! 🙂 Love this recipe, looks fantastic!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Annie! I’m anxiously waiting for Spring!
Debbie Spivey says
Yum!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Debbie! Are you all shoveled out?
Debbie says
Yes. Didn’t get half of what they predicted. I was a little disappointed, but got my snow day. Come one spring!
Loretta says
So clever Julie…..what a beautiful lil basket and oh so colorful with visions of spring dancing in my head! Love your video too, getting pretty good at those aren’t ya? 🙂 I love puff pastry too, it is so versatile to work with and the sky’s the limit when it comes to stuffing them whether it is sweet or savory.
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Loretta! I am anxiously awaiting spring and all things flowers. Winter hasn’t been bad but lets just be done with it already!
Amber Edwards says
Oh those look amazing! And so stinking cute to make a woven basket! I love this idea! Perfect for Easter Brunch! -Client
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Amber! They are so much fun to make and can even be filled with jelly beans!