easy vegan ham and cheese croissants

overhead with vegan ham and cheese croissants on a baking sheet with one open showing the inside

easy vegan ham and cheese croissants

Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword baked goods, breakfast, croissants, deli slices

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Servings

Calories 9kcal

Author Lauren Toyota

Ingredients

1 pkg store-bought puff pastry, thawed in the fridge
3 tablespoon Dijon mustard
9 slices vegan Italian-style deli meat
½ block vegan cheese, cubed
2 tablespoon liquid Just Egg
white sesame seeds, as garnish

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
The frozen puff pastry needs to be thawed in the fridge overnight before making these. Unfold the thawed puff pastry and leave one piece in the fridge to stay cold.
You will make 9 croissants—three from each column of unfolded puff pastry. Add about a ½ teaspoon of Dijon mustard onto each column of pastry, three per column. Fold the deli meat into a triangle and place on top of the mustard. Add a cube of cheese on top of the deli slices. If you aren't using a block of vegan cheese but have slices, you can leave the slices stacked and cut cubes from that.
Gently drape the second sheet of puff pastry over the first. Use your fingers to firmly press the edges and then the edges around each mound of filling. Try to press out as much air from each square as possible.
Use a pizza cutter or a sharp knife to cut out the 9 squares. Place on the baking sheet slightly spaced apart, cover loosely with a tea towel and refrigerate to keep cold if the oven isn't preheated yet.
Only when the oven is ready, brush Just Egg on top of the croissants and sprinkle generously with sesame seeds.
Bake for 20 minutes until very golden brown on the top and edges. Allow the baking sheet to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then place the croissants directly on the wire rack to continue cooling. These are best served slightly warm.

Notes

I doubt you will need to, but you can freeze the completely cooled and baked croissants. To reheat place on a baking sheet in the oven at 400°F for about 15 minutes. Watch closely! You can also freeze them unbaked, without the egg wash. To bake from frozen do so at 450°F for 23 to 25 minutes.

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