Cheesy Spinach Crescents – flaky puff pastry filled with spinach and cheese, light, tender, and ready in about 20 minutes. These savory crescents make a perfect snack, appetizer, or quick party treat.
These crescents combine mild spinach with salty feta and melted mozzarella for a satisfying bite. I used to make pastries from scratch, which takes a lot of time for kneading and rising. When I need something fast, store-bought puff pastry is the easiest solution. Two days ago a colleague brought these crescents as a snack and they were so good I had to ask how she made them. Her secret was simple: puff pastry. With a rolling pin, a few fillings, and a little time in the oven, you can have a batch ready in about 20 minutes.
Puff pastry keeps well in the fridge, so you can quickly prepare sweet or savory treats whenever guests arrive. This recipe is flexible—make the crescents savory with cheese and spinach as shown here, or sweet with jam or chocolate. You only need a few ingredients and a good mood to get started.
The word croissant comes from French and means “crescent.” A popular legend traces the pastry’s shape to bakers in Vienna who baked crescent-shaped rolls after the city’s defense against the Turks; the shape was meant to resemble the crescent symbol.
My version is quick and easy. It takes about 7–8 minutes to shape and fill the crescents while the oven preheats. A small tip: brush the finished crescents lightly with vegetable oil to help keep them soft and glossy.
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- 1 cup baby spinach, finely chopped
- 4 oz feta cheese, crumbled
- 4 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 2 tubes puff pastry or crescent roll dough
- Kosher salt, to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (for brushing)
- Combine the chopped spinach, crumbled feta, shredded mozzarella, and a pinch of kosher salt in a bowl.
- Unroll or stretch the dough and divide it into triangles.
- Place about one teaspoon of the spinach-cheese mixture on each triangle and roll into crescents.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Lightly grease a baking sheet and arrange the crescents with some space between them.
- Bake for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Brush the warm crescents with a little olive oil to keep them soft and give them a light sheen.
