Bite-Size Napoleons

These bite-size desserts are easy to make and are a big hit whenever I serve them! Great for a dessert buffet or other party.

Ingredients

• 1/2 package (1 sheet) puff pastry
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box French Vanilla Instant Pudding mix
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups Cool Whip, thawed
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons milk

Instructions

1. Thaw pastry.
2. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
3. Unfold Pastry and cut into bite-size pieces (1 1/2 inch squares). Place on baking sheet and bake 15 minutes or until golden brown. Set aside to cool.
4. Prepare pudding with 1 cup milk.
5. Fold in Cool Whip.
6. Mix confectioners' sugar and 2 teaspoons milk.
7. Split cooled pastries in half (top and bottom layers – they split rather easily).
8. Place a spoonful of pudding mixture on the bottom pastry layer and cover with the top layer.
9. Drizzle glaze on top.
10. Serve immediately or refrigerate and serve within a few hours.

Notes

Don't make too far in advance; you want the pastry to still “crunch” a bit.

You can also add a strawberry slice to the center of these.

Attribution

Posted by JBic at Recipe Goldmine May 8, 2001.