228 puff recipes

Bite-size chicken puffs feature crisp Swiss cheese pate-a-choux shells split and stuffed with a creamy chicken, celery, pimento, and white wine filling. Classic make-ahead party appetizer.

Puff pancake (Dutch baby) bakes a simple flour, milk, and egg batter into a dramatic golden puff. Topped with warm blueberry pie filling and fresh nectarine slices.

Peanut butter puffs made with phyllo dough folded into crispy triangles around a sweet peanut butter filling, then drizzled with melted chocolate and chopped pecans.

Baked fig and walnut meringue puffs made with whipped egg whites, stewed figs, and broken walnuts. An old-school fruit dessert that bakes up airy and jammy, finished with sweetened whipped cream.

Puff-top shrimp bisque: individual soup cups crowned with golden puff pastry lids, hiding a creamy shrimp and zucchini bisque. Impressive starter for two.

Puff pastry patty shells (vol-au-vent cases) with golden flaky walls and a hollow center for creamy fillings. Two-ingredient pastry cases that bake sky-high from frozen rounds.

Italian pastry puffs with lemon-scented biscotti dough wrapped around silky vanilla-almond pastry cream. Baked in a cupcake pan until golden, these old-school treats are worth every minute.

Retro cocktail party appetizers with deviled ham and cream cheese that puff up golden and impressive in the oven, ready to freeze ahead for stress-free entertaining.

Crispy fried banana puffs rolled in cinnamon sugar and served with jam. Just 3 ingredients in the batter: mashed banana, self-rising flour, and lemon juice. An Austrian-style treat ready in minutes.

Blueberry puffs baked in individual custard cups with lemon-kissed berries on the bottom and a light cake batter on top. Turned out upside down for a warm, fruity dessert.

Fiddlehead puff is a savory egg and cheese casserole baked with fresh fiddlehead ferns and biscuit mix. A simple springtime brunch dish that showcases this seasonal wild green.

Ginger Puffs are soft drop cookies made with cooked oatmeal, molasses, brown sugar, ginger, allspice, and cinnamon. One bowl, 30 minutes, yields 4 dozen warm-spiced cookies.

These decadent treats make the perfect snack for dinner parties or for that quiet night in front of the fireplace.

Salmon puff is a make-ahead microwave casserole layering canned salmon, seasoned croutons, and cheddar cheese in an egg custard with Worcestershire and dry mustard.

Potato puffs made from mashed potatoes and egg, dropped by spoonfuls and baked until golden brown. A crispy 3-ingredient side dish that turns leftover mashed potatoes into something new.

Sugar puffs are crispy deep-fried dough squares dusted with powdered sugar or cinnamon. Made from a simple egg and flour dough rolled paper-thin.