Ingredients:

  • 1 sheet (250g) All-Butter Puff Pastry, thawed but cold
  • 30g (1/4 cup) Powdered Sugar
  • 10g (2 tsp) Granulated Sugar
  • 150g (1 cup) Fresh Raspberries
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 15g (1 tbsp) Honey
  • 2.5g (1/2 tsp) Vanilla Bean Paste
  • 120g (1/2 cup) Cold Heavy Cream
  • 60g (1/4 cup) Neufchâtel cheese, softened
  • 30g (2 tbsp) Plain Greek Yogurt, strained
  • 2.5ml (1/2 tsp) Rose Water

Instructions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 200°C and line two heavy baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Unroll the cold puff pastry onto one sheet and prick it all over with a fork until it looks like a pincushion. Note: This prevents large bubbles from forming.
  3. Place a second sheet of parchment over the pastry, then top with the second baking sheet to weigh it down.
  4. Bake for 15 minutes, then carefully remove the top tray and parchment.
  5. Sift the powdered sugar over the pastry and bake for another 10 minutes until golden and crackling with a caramelized sheen.
  6. Simmer raspberries, lemon juice, and honey in a small saucepan over medium heat for 8 minutes until the sauce coats the spoon.
  7. Strain the raspberry mixture through a fine mesh sieve to remove seeds, then stir in the vanilla paste and let cool completely.
  8. Whisk the heavy cream in a chilled bowl until stiff peaks form; set aside.
  9. Beat the Neufchâtel, yogurt, and rose water in a separate bowl until velvety, then fold in the whipped cream gently.
  10. Cut the cooled pastry into 24 rectangles, pipe the cream onto 12 pieces, dot with coulis, and top with the remaining pastry shards.