Ricotta and Spinach Puff Pastry Bites

Name: Ricotta and Spinach Puff Pastry Bites
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: Filling:; 1 egg; 7 oz / 200g ricotta (preferably full fat but low fat also works) (Note 1); 8 oz / 250g frozen chopped spinach , thawed and squeezed of excess water; 3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese (or tasty or gruyere or any other melting cheese with flavour); 3/4 tsp salt; Black pepper; Pastry:; 2 sheets puff pastry (25cm/10" square), defrosted; 1 egg , lightly beaten (egg wash)

Prep Time

10m

Cook Time

15m

Total Time

25m

This recipe creates delicious Ricotta and Spinach Puff Pastry Bites. The creamy filling, made with ricotta, spinach, and cheddar cheese, is encased in golden puff pastry. Perfect as an appetizer or party snack, these bites are easy to make and impossible to resist.

Party Food

Snack

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Recipe Options

Ingredients

Servings: 15

Scale:

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Filling

1 egg

7 oz / 200g ricotta (preferably full fat but low fat also works) (Note 1)

8 oz / 250g frozen chopped spinach , thawed and squeezed of excess water

3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese (or tasty or gruyere or any other melting cheese with flavour)

3/4 tsp salt

Black pepper

Pastry

2 sheets puff pastry (25cm/10" square), defrosted

1 egg , lightly beaten (egg wash)

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Notes

1. You can use feta instead of ricotta if you prefer. Don't add any salt though, otherwise it will be too salty.

2.Nutrition per piece. I was pleasantly surprised with how low cal they are...until I realised I can inhale 6 in the blink of an eye.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

196kcal

9%
Fat

12g

0%
Saturated Fat

5g

0%
Carbohydrates

14g

0%
Fiber

0g

0%
Sugar

0g

0%
Protein

7g

0%
Cholesterol

51mg

2%
Sodium

295mg

14%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.