Pumpkin Pie and Cheese Pastelitos

This Cuban pastelitos meets pumpkin spice season! It's puff pastry filled with pumpkin and cheesecake filling that make for the ultimate PSL snack.

Pastelitos are Cuban pastries made of puff pastry and traditionally filled with different fillings.

what is a pastelito?

Ingredients 

– Puff pastry – Pumpkin puree – Brown sugar – Cream cheese – Powdered sugar

STEP 1

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

STEP 2

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

STEP 3

Place 1-2 tablespoons of cream cheese per pastelito. Then add pumpkin mix on top of the cream cheese mixture.

STEP 4

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.

STEP 5

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

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