Description
Flaky puff pastry, a spiced pumpkin filling, and sweet cream cheese come together in this beautiful, bakery-worthy braid. It’s crisp on the outside, creamy in the center, and perfect for autumn brunches, coffee dates, or a cozy dessert.
Ingredients
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
4 oz cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Pumpkin Filling:
½ cup pumpkin purée
2 tablespoons brown sugar
½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Pinch of salt
For Finishing:
1 egg (for egg wash)
Optional: powdered sugar glaze or dusting
Instructions
In a bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
In another bowl, stir together pumpkin, brown sugar, spice, and salt.
Roll puff pastry into a rectangle (about 10×12″).
Spread cream cheese down the center third of the pastry, then layer pumpkin mixture on top.
Cut 1-inch strips on both outer sides of the pastry. Fold strips over the filling in a crisscross pattern.
Brush with egg wash. Bake for 20–25 minutes or until golden and puffed.
Cool slightly before glazing or dusting with powdered sugar.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: breakfast
Nutrition
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg