Peach, Prosciutto & Basil Pastry Shells

These exquisite appetizers mix sweet peaches with savory ingredients like prosciutto, basil and mascarpone cheese to make spectacular treats.
  • prep: 30 minutes
  • chill: 60 minutes
  • Serves: 6

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup diced frozen peach slices or drained canned peaches
  • 1 container (8 ounces) mascarpone cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup peach jam or preserves
  • 1/4 cup diced prosciutto
  • 2 tablespoons shredded fresh basil leaves
  • 1 package (10 ounces) Puff Pastry Shells, prepared according to package directions

Directions

  1. Stir the peaches, cheese, jam, prosciutto and basil in a medium bowl.  Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

  2. Spoon about 1/3 cup peach mixture into each pastry shell.

Shells Recipe

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Always bake Puff Pastry Shells in a preheated 425° F oven. Do not bake Shells in a microwave or a toaster oven.

Place Puff Pastry Shells on ungreased baking sheets with “top” facing up. Place Shells about 2 inches apart on baking sheet.

To recrisp Puff Pastry shells, place them in a 400° F oven for 5 minutes.

Unfilled baked Puff Pastry Shells may be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.

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