Little apple turnovers with almonds and raisins
These are small apple turnovers ("chaussons") of puff pastry, filled with a mixture of caramelised almonds, stewed apple and rum-soaked raisins. To be eaten just as they are...
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Last modified on: October 21th 2026
For 20 pieces, you will need:
- 1
1 puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 2
200 g stewed apple (compote) - 3
1 handful raisins - 4
50 g caster sugar - 5
100 g flakeds almonds - 6
100 ml rum - 7
30 g beaten egg - Total weight: 750 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation
1 hour 6 min.
Resting
20 min.
Cooking
5 min.
All in all
1 hour 31 min.
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Step by step recipe
Step 1 - ⌛ 1 min.
Pour 50 g caster sugar into a non-stick frying pan, distribute it evenly over the whole surface, and put onto high heat.
Step 2
After a while the sugar starts to melt...
Step 3 - ⌛ 5 min.
... and becomes caramel.
Step 4 - ⌛ 1 min.
Then add 100 g flakeds almonds.
Step 5 - ⌛ 2 min.
Turn down heat, and stir to coat almonds with caramel.
Step 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
As soon as the almonds are well caramelized, remove from heat and tip them onto a baking sheet or a sheet of non-stick cooking parchment.
Step 7 - ⌛ 3 min.
Leave to cool, then crush coarsely with a rolling pin.
Step 8 - ⌛ 2 min.
Put 200 g stewed apple (compote) in a small bowl.
Step 9 - ⌛ 5 min.
Prepare 1 handful raisins.
Step 10 - ⌛ 3 min.
Add raisins and almonds to stewed apples and mix well.
Step 11 - ⌛ 2 min.
Spread out circle of puff pastry (or roll out thinly if in a block).
Preheat oven to 200°C or 392°F.
Preheat oven to 200°C or 392°F.
Step 12 - ⌛ 5 min.
Cut out circles of 10 cm diameter approximately (minimum) and place on a baking sheet.
Step 13
With a brush soaked in water, wet all round the edge of each pastry circle to help "weld" the join.
Step 14
Put a teaspoon of the apple mixture onto each circle.
Step 15
Then fold over each circle to form the turnover.
Step 16
Press the edge to seal well.
Step 17
Glaze each turnover.
Step 18 - ⌛ 40 min.
You can, with the point of a knife, cut a small design on the top of the turnovers, it might not show much now, but will after cooking.
Step 19 - ⌛ 20 min.
Put in the oven for 15/20 minutes (watch for colouring), then leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
For very small turnovers you can roll the large circle of puff pastry out even thinner before cutting out small circles.
Keeping: Several hours in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.
Source: Homemade.
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Nutritional information
| Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats | Calories | Energy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 4 g RDI=7 % | 27 g RDI=10 % | 17 g RDI=24 % | 325 kcal RDI=16 % | 1,361 kJ RDI=16 % |
| Per piece | 2 g RDI=3 % | 10 g RDI=4 % | 7 g RDI=9 % | 121 kcal RDI=6 % | 507 kJ RDI=6 % |
| Whole recipe | 33 g RDI=51 % | 202 g RDI=76 % | 130 g RDI=178 % | 2,423 kcal RDI=121 % | 10,145 kJ RDI=121 % |
How much will it cost?
For 20 pieces
4.20 €
Per piece
0.25 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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