Get ready for the festive holiday season with these super simple puff pastry cinnamon twists! Use ready made puff pastry to make this easy treat which only take 10 minutes to prepare and just 6 ingredients.
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I love having a quick recipe like this up my sleeve for the Christmas season. If you're looking for a savory version, how about my gruyere and prosciutto puff pastry twists?
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- These twists use ready made puff pastry. Look, as much as I love making my own homemade versions of things, I will definitely not be making my own puff pastry! Keep some sheets of puff pastry in the fridge for quick snacks like this.
- The pastry is brushed with melted butter before being covered in a cinnamon and cardamom sugar.
- The twists are then baked for 10-12 minutes until golden.
Ingredients Needed
The printable recipe card with the full list of ingredients and instructions can be found at the bottom of this post.
- Spices: I use a combination of cinnamon and cardamom, though feel free to use just cinnamon if you don't have cardamom or don't like it!
- Puff Pastry: ready made puff pastry is used in this recipe, be sure to take it out of the fridge 15-20 minutes before starting the recipe so it doesn't crack when you unroll it.
How to make this recipe
Step 1: Whisk the sugar, cinnamon and cardamom together until everything is well incorporated. Set aside. Take a baking sheet and line it with parchment paper, then preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
Step 2: Make sure to take out your puff pastry 15-20 minutes before baking so it doesn't crack when you roll out the pastry. Roll out your puff pastry on a lightly floured surface and use a pastry brush to brush over your melted butter.
Step 3: Sprinkle over your cinnamon sugar and use your hands to lightly press it into the butter.
Step 4: Fold one of the long sides over so it is folded in half. Use a pizza or pastry cutter to slice it into 12 sections.
Step 5: Take one of the strips and hold each end, then gently twist it - some cinnamon sugar will come out and that's fine! Pull gently to make the twists a bit longer and place on your prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the other 11 strips.
Step 6: Bake for 14-15 minutes until the twists are golden brown.
Recipe Tips
- Make sure to pull out your puff pastry at least 15-20 minutes before starting this recipe. If the puff pastry is too cold, it might crack when you unroll it. If it does crack, use your fingers to patch up the dough!
- If you find your cinnamon sugar isn't sticking to the melted butter, once you fold over the dough use a rolling pin to gently press into the dough. This will help the cinnamon sugar stick to the dough a bit better.
Frequently Asked Questions
Keep in an airtight container for up to 4 days, though they do taste better on the day of.
Use vegan puff pastry and vegan butter to make these cinnamon puff pastry twists vegan.
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Recipe
Puff Pastry Cinnamon Twists
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- ½ cup (100 grams) sugar
- 3 tablespoon (42 grams) unsalted butter melted
- pinch salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
Instructions
- Pull out your puff pastry at least 15 minutes before starting so it can come to room temperature and not crack when unrolled.
- Preheat your oven to 400°F/200°C and line 1 baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix together your sugar and spices in a small bowl.
- Place your sheet of puff pastry on a lightly floured surface. Use a pastry brush to brush your melted butter all over the pastry.
- Sprinkle over your cinnamon sugar and lightly press it into the butter with your hands.
- Fold the dough in half from the long side, then use a pizza cutter to cut it into 12 strips. Take both ends of one strip and gently twist - don't worry if some cinnamon sugar comes out! Place on your parchment paper and then repeat with the other strips.
- Bake for 14-15 minutes until a light golden brown.
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Tina says
Can you use monk fruit sugar substitute in place of sugar?
Ella Gilbert says
Hi Tina! I haven't tried that but let me know if you do!
Donna Cornwell says
Leave plenty of room between the twists before you put them in the oven.
Deb F. says
Easy recipe that came out great! I substituted brown sugar for white (because why not?) and they came out fantastic!!
b says
Great flavor and easy to make.
Great for a morning or afternoon snack.
Cynthia says
Yum! These were super easy and turned out perfectly! Perfect pairing to my espresso in the morning. 🥰
Ellen says
Yummy, but way too much cinnamon sugar! I only used about half of it.
kellie Champion says
Came out perfect!
Jen says
Very easy & very good. I drizzled on a simple glaze as well. I wouldn't skip the cardamom.
Ella says
Oh I love the idea of a glaze! Thanks for your review Jen!
Jane Davis says
This recipe will not work with only one sheet of puff pastry. The pastry cracks and falls apart. Maybe 5 sheets would work, and when I'm feeling confident enough I may attempt it again.
Ella says
Thanks so much for your review Jane! Was your puff pastry still quite cold when you took it out? That might make it crack. Let me know!
Trish says
Jane, I've made this many times with 1 sheet of Puff Pastry...by any chance are you using Phyllo dough? 5 sheets of Puff Pastry is alot, I feel they would end up huge.
Karen W says
Yummy! I used Pepperidge Farms puff pastry. The butter seemed to be the right amount, but it seemed like there was way more cinnamon sugar than I needed. Did I do something wrong?
Ella says
Thanks for your review! I'll retest the recipe and see if the cinnamon sugar amounts needs to be decreased, thanks for letting me know!
Ellen Sanders says
That happened to me too - way too much cinnamon sugar
Deb F says
I used the Pepperidge Farms as well. Having used other brands, the PF sheets are definitely smaller. Squares not rectangles. I cut the cinnamon sugar back by about 1/4 and it came out with just enough "spillage" of cinnamon sugar to get nice and caramelized on the bottom. Hope this helps!
Cathi Mummery says
The best recipe ever. Thanks