Spinach Puffs with Bacon
The perfect appetizer or nibble for holiday entertaining. These Spinach Puffs with Bacon have a light and crispy pastry, filled with a creamed spinach and bacon filling. Can be prepped ahead and baked just before serving!
Servings: 24 puffs
Calories: 140kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 spring onions finely chopped
- 4 cups fresh spinach roughly chopped
- 1 cup bacon cooked and crumbled
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 parmesan cheese finely grated and divided
- 1 teaspoon dill
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 large egg
- 1 sheet puff pastry
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees f/180 degrees c. Grease a 24 count mini muffin tin and set aside.
- Whisk the egg into a small bowl and set aside.
- In a medium skillet set over medium heat, add the olive oil and chopped onion. Give a good stir and cook for about 5 minutes until soft.
- Add the chopped spinach to the skillet and stir in until wilted, this will take about 2 minutes. Add the crumbled bacon and stir in until combined. Add the cream cheese and stir in until it completely incorporated into the spinach and bacon. Remove skillet from heat.
- Add the parmesan cheese (reserving about 3 tablespoons for later) and all the seasonings. Pour in the whisked egg and stir to completely combine. Set aside the filling.
- Cut the pastry into 24 2 inch squares. You may have pastry left over depending on the size of your puff pastry sheet. Press the pastry squares into the greased muffin tin.
- Fill each pastry cup with about 1 heaping teaspoon of filling. Repeat for all cups. Sprinkle over remaining parmesan cheese.
- Bake for about 18 minutes or until golden and puffed up. Remove from oven and leave in the muffin tin for a few minutes to cool.
- Remove from muffin pan and transfer to a serving plate to serve warm.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Nutrition Facts
Spinach Puffs with Bacon
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 140
Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Trans Fat 0.001g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 8g
Cholesterol 27mg9%
Sodium 126mg5%
Potassium 55mg2%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Fiber 0.3g1%
Sugar 0.5g1%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 618IU12%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 18mg2%
Iron 0.5mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.