These vegan Puff Pastry Easter Nests with canned apricot halves are perfect for your Easter brunch! And the best part? You’ll only need three ingredients!
I know they look wild, but don’t worry, these Easter pastries are made without eggs. Shiny, canned apricot halves do look like eggs, though. So they are perfect for these Vegan Puff Pastry Easter Nests.
They are the perfect addition to any Easter brunch or coffee-and-cake-situation because they are so
- easy (three ingredients!)
- quick (5 minutes of prep and 10-15 minutes of baking!)
- crowd-pleasing!
- fancy-looking!
They are light, flakey, and fruity, simply perfect!
While you can prepare the puff pastry nests with the yogurt ahead (although puff pastry is always the flakiest on the same day), you should add the canned apricots shortly before serving, otherwise, they will dry out a bit and they won’t look that good.
How to make these Vegan Puff Pastry Easter Nests
As always you will find the whole recipe with measurements in the recipe box below but I want to give you an overview of the key ingredients and basic steps first.
The ingredients
You will need:
- vegan puff pastry
- vegan vanilla-flavored yogurt (I use soy yogurt but you can also use coconut yogurt or oat or whatever you like)
- canned apricot halves
The basic steps
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Vegan Puff Pastry Easter Nests
Ingredients
- 1 roll vegan puff pastry*
- 6 tablespoons vanilla-flavored soy yogurt
- 6 canned apricot halves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C.
- Cut the puff pastry into 6 equal squares.
- Place one tablespoon of vanilla soy yogurt into the middle of each square and spread it a bit.
- Fold in the edges and make a little basket or nest, leaving enough space for the apricot half (we will add those after baking).
- Place the puff pastry nests onto a baking sheet and bake for about 10-15 minutes, until golden.
- Let them cool off. Before serving, place an apricot half on each of the baked puff pastry baskets.
Nicole Rutherford
Friday 31st of March 2023
Thanks for this idea! Do you think it’s possible to use vegan Phyllo dough? It seems to be more available than vegan puff.
Kristin
Saturday 31st of March 2018
Assuming these would work with coconut vanilla yogurt as well? That was the only non-dairy yogurt my store had.
Bianca
Tuesday 3rd of April 2018
Absolutely! You can use any dairy-free yogurt you want :)
Brittany
Sunday 2nd of April 2017
Have you ever tried to freeze these? Would you freeze pre-baking? Or post? I would think pre- baking
Bianca
Sunday 2nd of April 2017
Hi Brittany, I haven't tried freezing them because they are so quick to make, but my guess would be to freeze them prior to baking. Let me know how it goes if you give it a try! :) I added the apricot after baking, so I would recommend not to freeze the apricot but add it later.
Sarah Claire
Saturday 9th of April 2016
This is so clever. I did a double take, thinking "but I thought they were vegan!" I much prefer a sweeter tart over a savoury, any day.
Bianca
Sunday 10th of April 2016
Thanks, Sarah! I'm glad you like these - I confused a lot of people in the Easter holidays. :)
nicoleanndawson
Tuesday 22nd of March 2016
Those are so cute! I make a similar dessert using vegan cream cheese and blueberries, but using the apricots are perfect for Easter!
Bianca
Thursday 24th of March 2016
Thanks, Nicole! I imagine it's so yummy with vegan cream cheese and blueberries as well, great idea for all year around :)