Quesitos (Puerto Rican Cheese-Stuffed Puff Pastry) Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Quesitos (Puerto Rican Cheese-Stuffed Puff Pastry) Recipe). These exquisite pastries are a guilty pleasure in Puerto Rico, where bakeries boast about having 'the best'. The only hard part of these quesitos would be preparing the French puff pastry, but if you get it frozen then it is a very simple process.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Additional: 5 mins

Total: 35 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 quesitos

Quesitos (Puerto Rican Cheese-Stuffed Puff Pastry) Recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

1 cup white sugar

or as needed

1 (17.3 ounce) package frozen puff pastry (such as Pepperidge Farm®)

thawed

1 tablespoon corn syrup

or as needed

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Cut cream cheese into 1/4-inch thick slices; place cut side-down on a board and cut into logs.

Step 3

Place 1 cup sugar into a small bowl; place cream cheese logs into sugar and roll to coat. Set aside.

Step 4

Cut each puff pastry sheet evenly into 3 to 4 squares no bigger than 5 to 6 inches each. Place 1 square in front of you with 1 corner pointing down. Place 1 sugar-covered cheese log about 1/3 up from the bottom corner; proceed to fold pastry around it in the same manner as an egg roll with the bottom corner over cheese side corners towards the center then roll from bottom up. Brush some water in the last corner to seal roll.

Step 5

Place quesito on the prepared pan seam-side down. Repeat with all squares making sure there is at least 1-inch between them.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown 12 to 15 minutes.

Step 7

Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes. Brush tops with corn syrup.

Nutritional Information

Quesitos (Puerto Rican Cheese-Stuffed Puff Pastry) Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 539.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 6.6g 13%

Carbohydrates: 55.4g 18%

Dietary Fiber: 0.9g 4%

Sugars: 26.2g

Fat: 33.1g 51%

Saturated Fat: 12.1g 60%

Cholesterol: 30.8mg 10%

Vitamin A Iu: 377.5IU 8%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.7mg 29%

Folate: 51.5mcg 13%

Calcium: 29.1mg 3%

Iron: 1.9mg 11%

Magnesium: 11.5mg 4%

Potassium: 71.2mg 2%

Sodium: 237.1mg 10%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 25%

Calories From Fat: 298.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.