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    Home » Recipes » Desserts » Pumpkin pie and cheese pastelitos (Pastelitos de calabaza y queso)

    Published: Sep 9, 2022 · Modified: Nov 24, 2022 by Cari · This post may contain affiliate links. · Leave a Comment

    Pumpkin pie and cheese pastelitos (Pastelitos de calabaza y queso)

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    Cuban pastelitos meets pumpkin spice season. Puff pastry filled with pumpkin and cheesecake filling make the ultimate PSL snack.

    Much like my pumpkin pie tres leches recipe, this recipe aims at combining American traditions with my Latin roots. As a second generation immigrant, traditionally American celebrations always call for a marriage of both American customs and food from my parent’s country of origin.

    What is a pastelito?

    Pastelitos are Cuban pastries made of puff pastry and traditionally filled with different fillings like guava paste, cream cheese, coconut and Cuban style minced meat.

    Ingredients

    puff pastry
    pumpkin puree
    salt
    ground cinnamon
    ground ginger
    grated nutmeg
    ground cloves
    brown sugar
    cream cheese
    powdered sugar
    egg
    granulated sugar
    water
    cinnamon stick

    Instructions

    In a small bowl, mix together the pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and ginger.

    In a small bowl mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar and a pinch of salt. Mix until there are no visible lumps.

    Unfold one of the pastry sheets and place one on the lined baking sheet.

    Using a spoon or small cookie scoop, place a 1-2 tablespoons of cream cheese per pastelito. It should be 9 total.

    Be sure to leave 1-2 inches between each mound of cream cheese.

    Place about 1-2 tablespoons of pumpkin mix on top of the cream cheese mixture. When placing the pumpkin mix, use your spoon to create a little pocket in the cream cheese mix so the pumpkin doesn't spread.

    Unfold the second pastry sheet. Use a rolling pin to roll it out slightly and place it over the other one that now has the cream cheese and pumpkin.

    Cut 9 squares and poke two small holes on the tops of each pastelito.

    Beat your egg and brush the egg over the top of each pastry for a golden crust.

    Bake for 25 minutes or until golden at 400 degrees.

    While baking, make your cinnamon simple syrup. In a small sauce pan place your water, cinnamon stick and granulated sugar. Set over medium heat and allow to boil for 2 minutes then remove from the heat.

    Once the pastelitos are out of the oven, allow to cool for 5 minutes and brush generously with the cinnamon simple syrup.

    Have left over cinnamon simple syrup? Save it and make yourself a cinnamon dolce latte.

    Substitutions

    Don't have the individual spices that make up pumpkin spice? Opt for 1 ½ teaspoon of pre-made pumpkin pie seasoning.

    Variations

    Just want pumpkin pie pastelitos without the cream cheese? Simply omit the cream cheese and powdered sugar from the recipe.

    Are you more of a sweet potato pie fan? Swap out the pumpkin puree for finely mashed sweet potato.

    Storage

    To freeze unbaked pastelitos, before covering the top of the raw pastelito with eggwash place the cookie sheet with all of the pastelitos in the freezer for 20 minutes. Then remove them from the freezer and wrap each pastelito in plastic wrap and place them in a freezer gallon size zip bag. Date the bag, they will be good for upto 1 month in the freezer.

    Once baked, wrap the pastelitos in aluminum foil and keep at room temperature for 1-2 days. To warm them up, place them in a toaster oven at 350 degrees for 2-3 minutes.

    Check out these other pumpkin recipes

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    Pumpkin pie and cheese pastelitos (Pastelitos de calabaza y queso)

    Puff pastry filled with pumpkin pie and cream cheese.
    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time25 mins
    Total Time45 mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: latin
    Diet: Vegetarian
    Servings: 9
    Calories: 312kcal
    Author: Cari

    Ingredients

    • 1 package of puff pastry
    • 1 cup of pumpkin puree
    • ½ teaspoon salt separated
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground or freshly grated nutmeg*
    • pinch ground cloves
    • ¼ cup brown sugar
    • 1 8 oz package of cream cheese
    • ¼ cup powdered sugar
    • 1 egg
    • ¼ cup of granulated sugar
    • ¼ cup water
    • 1 cinnamon stick

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Thaw the puff pastry according to package directions.
    • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
    • In a small bowl mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar and a pinch of salt. Mix until there are no visible lumps.
    • In another bowl, mix together the pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger and a pinch of salt.
    • Unfold one of the pastry sheets and place one on the lined baking sheet.
    • Using a spoon or small cookie scoop, place a 1-2 tablespoons of cream cheese per pastelito. It should be 9 total.
    • Be sure to leave 1-2 inches between each mound of cream cheese.
    • Place about 1-2 tablespoons of pumpkin mix on top of the cream cheese mixture. When placing the pumpkin mix, use your spoon to create a little pocket in the cream cheese mix so the pumpkin doesn't spread.
    • Unfold the second pastry sheet. Use a rolling pin to roll it out slightly and place it over the other one that now has the cream cheese and pumpkin.
    • Cut 9 squares and poke two small holes on the tops of each pastelito.
    • Beat your egg and brush the egg over the top of each pastry for a golden crust.
    • Bake for 25 minutes or until golden.
    • While baking, make your cinnamon simple syrup. In a small sauce pan place your water, cinnamon stick and granulated sugar. Set over medium heat and allow to boil for 2 minutes then remove from the heat.
    • Once the pastelitos are out of the oven, allow to cool for 5 minutes and brush generously with the cinnamon simple syrup.

    Notes

    To freeze unbaked pastelitos, before covering the top of the raw pastelito with eggwash place the cookie sheet with all of the pastelitos in the freezer for 20 minutes. Then remove them from the freezer and wrap each pastelito in plastic wrap and place them in a freezer gallon size zip bag. Date the bag, they will be good for upto 1 month in the freezer.
    Once baked, wrap the pastelitos in aluminum foil and keep at room temperature for 1-2 days. To warm them up, place them in a toaster oven at 350 degrees for 2-3 minutes.
    Don't have the individual spices that make up pumpkin spice? Opt for 1 ½ teaspoon of pre-made pumpkin pie seasoning.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1pastelito | Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 296mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 4646IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg
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    My name is Cari and I'm the person behind FatgirlHedonist.com. I'm born and raised in Miami (Hialeah if you'd like specifics) and proud Latina. I'm a single mom to a very curious toddler. I completed a culinary program in high school that made my love of food blossom, but my career went in a very different direction. No matter what turns my life has taken, cooking, baking and eating have always been three of my favorite activities. I'm lucky enough that I can have this blog as an outlet for those three passions.

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