361 pantry recipes

So quick and easy. Not really Danish pastry, but good in a pinch.

Easy apple fritters drop a cinnamon-spiked batter of chopped apples into hot oil, frying into golden puffs you dust with powdered sugar or drizzle with maple syrup. Six ingredients, 30 minutes start to finish.

This is an all-purpose filling that can be used for cookies, bars, etc. I use it most often to fill hamantaschen. Extremely simple and delicious.

If you like sweet and buttery, you'll love these little gems. Quick and easy if you use store-bought mini tart shells. Or your could make your own shells out of pastry dough and bake them in a mini muffin pan.

A classic creamy pumpkin pie that is low in fat, but without sacrificing any of the rich taste and silky texture.

Classic prune Danish pastry folded into neat squares with a sweet corn syrup glaze. Starts with homemade Danish dough, rises once, and bakes to flaky golden layers.

Danish pastry twisted through with apricot preserves and topped with walnuts for a bakery-style breakfast treat that rises beautifully.

Apple phyllo rolls filled with sauteed cinnamon-brown sugar apples, rolled in crisp layered phyllo and finished with a vanilla glaze drizzle. A lightened mini strudel baked instead of fried.

Two-ingredient Grape-Nuts pie crust made with ground cereal and apple juice concentrate. No butter, no flour, and naturally low-fat. Works for pumpkin pie or any no-bake filling.

Traditional Danish spandauer pastries with a smooth pot cheese filling, cherry preserves, and a glossy corn syrup glaze. Authentic Scandinavian baking at home.

Quick cherry turnovers made with crescent roll dough and canned cherry pie filling. Three ingredients plus a simple powdered sugar glaze. Ready in 30 minutes from start to finish.

Easy low-calorie apple turnover made from a slice of white bread rolled thin, filled with cinnamon apple, and baked until crisp. Sugar-free, under 50 calories, ready in under 40 minutes.

A shortcut to New Orleans-style beignets using hot roll mix, sugar, and vanilla. Cut into squares, fried golden, and showered in powdered sugar. Makes 2 dozen.

Baked doughnuts made with Bisquick, applesauce, and yogurt for a lighter twist on a classic. Finished with a sweet almond glaze, these skip the deep fryer but keep all the golden, nutmeg-spiced flavor.

Cheese puffs made from choux pastry, light and airy bites packed with sharp cheddar, baked golden and crisp outside, tender within. A French gougere-style appetizer for any party.