Bite-Size Napoleons recipe

Posted by JBic at recipegoldmine.com May 8, 2001

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. As my mother-in-law would say, “just a sample…”

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

Thaw pastry.

Heat oven to 400 degrees F.

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.

Prepare pudding with 1 cup milk. Fold in Cool Whip.

Mix confectioners sugar and 2 teaspoons milk. Split cooled pastries in half  (top and bottom layers – they split rather easily). Place a spoonful of pudding mixture on the bottom pastry layer and cover with the top layer. Drizzle glaze on top.

Serve immediately or refrigerate and serve within a few hours.

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.