Golden heart-shaped puff pastry palmiers with caramelised cinnamon sugar
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Air fryer cinnamon palmiers

Air fryer palmiers with puff pastry, sugar and cinnamon. Fold both sides towards the centre, chill the dough and bake slices in spaced batches.

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Total time 57 min
Calories 165 kcal
Servings 6 servings
Difficulty Easy
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Why this recipe works

The double fold creates the heart shape

Twelve small palmiers make six pastry servings. Sugar caramelises quickly in airflow. Timing includes two baking batches, 10 minutes chilling and 10 minutes cooling.

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Recipe

Air fryer cinnamon palmiers

Air fryer palmiers with puff pastry, sugar and cinnamon. Fold both sides towards the centre, chill the dough and bake slices in spaced batches.

Ingredients

6 servings

Method

  1. 1

    Prepare

    Mix sugar and cinnamon. Scatter half on worktop, lay pastry as a square about 24 × 24 cm and gently press remaining cinnamon sugar on top.

  2. 2

    Mix and season

    Fold opposite sides halfway towards the centre, then again to the centre. Close halves like a book. Chill 10 minutes and cut across into twelve slices about 2 cm wide.

  3. 3

    Cook

    If required by the manufacturer, preheat for 3 minutes at 170 °C. Place six slices well spaced on a suitable shallow tray. Bake two batches about 12 minutes each at 170 °C, turning carefully after 7 minutes. Do not burn sugar dark. Use a heatproof dish suitable for the appliance, leaving space around it for airflow. Do not preheat with loose paper.

  4. 4

    Check and serve

    Release with a spatula and cool about 10 minutes. Do not touch hot caramel. Once cool check the centre is flaky and dry, not raw.

Kitchen know-how

Tips for Air fryer cinnamon palmiers

What matters

Do not crowd them: slices open sideways as they bake.

Serving guidance

Two small palmiers make a serving; coffee or other drinks are not included.

Variations

How to adapt this recipe

Omit cinnamon for plain sugar palmiers.

Rub fine lemon zest into sugar without adding juice.

Nutrition per serving

165kcal
15.4 gCarbohydrates
1.4 gProtein
10.7 gFat

Values are estimates per serving and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.

Frequently asked questions

FAQ about Air fryer cinnamon palmiers

Cold fat layers stay more separate during slicing and folds are not squashed.

Both are possible; this method specifically uses a double fold towards the centre.

It caramelised too dark. Check early and do not serve badly burnt patches.

Let them cool fully so condensation does not soften the thin pastry layers.

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