Pudding slices with apricots – an excellent summer dessert

Name: Pudding slices with apricots – an excellent summer dessert
Prep time: 65 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 400 g puff pastry; butter for greasing the baking sheet; 3 packets of vanilla pudding; 1 l of milk; 2–3 tablespoons of sugar (to taste); 400 g of canned apricots (or peaches); powdered sugar for dusting

Easy to prepare
20 portions
65 minutes

Jan, 21. 12. 2025

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These airy pudding slices with apricots combine crispy puff pastry, rich vanilla pudding and juicy fruit. Thanks to the simple preparation, anyone can make them and the finished dessert will refresh your table at a family celebration or during afternoon coffee.

For 20 portions

Ingredients

For the pastry:

400 g puff pastry
butter for greasing the baking sheet

For the pudding filling:

3 packets of vanilla pudding
1 l of milk
2–3 tablespoons of sugar (to taste)

For the fruit:

400 g of canned apricots (or peaches)
powdered sugar for dusting

Preparation procedure

Preparing the baking sheet and dough: Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Grease a large baking sheet with butter and line it with baking paper. Divide the puff pastry into two equal halves. Roll out the first sheet to the size of the baking sheet, transfer it onto it and raise the edges about 2 cm high.
Layering the fruit: Evenly spread the canned apricots over the bottom sheet (cut-side down or up – according to preference) so that they cover the entire surface.
Preparing the pudding: In a small saucepan, bring 900 ml of milk with the sugar to a boil. Mix the remaining 100 ml of milk with the pudding powder, whisk until smooth, and while stirring constantly pour it into the boiling milk. Cook for 2–3 minutes, until the pudding thickens.
Applying the pudding and the second pastry sheet: Spread the hot pudding evenly over the apricots. Gently place the second sheet of pastry on the pudding and make several slits in the surface with the tip of a knife so excess steam can escape.
Baking: Bake in the preheated oven for 25–30 minutes, until the pastry is nicely golden.
Finishing: After removing from the oven, let the slices cool completely on the baking sheet. Then dust them with powdered sugar and cut into 24–30 portions.

Time required and number of servings

Preparation: 15 min
Baking: 25–30 min
Cooling and portioning: 20 min
Total time: approx. 1 h 5 min
Number of servings: 24–30

Conclusion

Pudding slices with apricots are a light yet filling dessert that you can prepare in no time. The puff pastry gives the dessert a crispy contrast, the pudding a rich creaminess and the apricots freshness and fruity juiciness. This dessert is the highlight of any afternoon or celebration.