We love this stuff. So handy for quick appetizer bites or a tray of fresh breakfast pastries for a special brunch. We’ve tried several brands over the years and keep coming back to good ol’ Trader Joe’s. It’s just so good!
Trader Joe’s puff pastry is made with just five ingredients: flour, butter, salt, sugar, and water. The flavor is so rich and buttery, you almost don’t need a filling. Fresh-baked pastries crackle in your mouth and leave crispy shards on your fingers, as a good pastry should.
Even more impressive, it really puffs. There’s no leavening in puff pastry, so a truly puffy pastry relies on hundreds of super-thin layers of butter and dough. While we’re skeptical that Trader Joe’s is truly “handcrafting” their puff pastry in the traditional sense, it’s clear that attention has been given to quality.
It’s a small thing, but we also appreciate that these sheets come as whole, un-folded sheets. Most other brands of puff pastry are folded in thirds in the package, and they sometimes crack or leave seams once thawed and unfolded. Trader Joe’s sheets are just that much more fool-proof and easy to work with.
As we enter into the fall and winter entertaining season, a box or two of this puff pastry will have permanent residence in our freezer. For easy but show-stopping treats, there’s nothing better.
Keep these puff pastry recipes handy!
• Pistachio and Chive Goat Cheese on Puff Pastry
• Cheese Straws
• Crispy Turnovers with Apple, Bacon, and Caramelized Onions
• Caramelized Pear Tart
Are you a fan of puff pastry, too? What do you like to make?
Related: Trader Joe’s Pantry: Frozen Pie Crusts
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I love this from TJ's, but unfortunately it hasn't been in stock for months! Maybe it's a seasonal offering.
Patti Kay - I've bought it a couple of times in the last 3 weeks to make a Tomato Tart. I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area. Maybe check with the manager to see if it's no longer carried in your area?
Luluso- I live in the Bay Area also (Lafayette) and the TJ's here doesn't have it either. I'm dying to buy it- which TJ's did you see it at?
I just made the onion, apple and bacon turnovers that were on this site, using the TJ's puff pastry. Delicious!
Not to mention that it's so much cheaper than most! This disappeared from the shelves almost a year ago. I wrote them and begged them to bring it back, but they said that it wasn't a popular enough item!! How could that be?! Anyway, I discovered it again recently and worry that it will end up being seasonal, so I'm going to be stocking up.