Phyllo Cup Desserts - A Gourmet Finger Food

Well, now here's the proof that I have really fallen in love with the Phyllo dough/sheets! I initially started with Phyllo Cup - Appetizers and ended up making Phyllo Cup - Desserts too! 

These bite size devils. give you ample opportunity to taste lot's of desserts and finally pick your favorites and gorge on them! Just the game begin with these tiny bites that maybe gooey, or fruity or cheesy or crunchy or creamy or plain simple irresistible bursts of flavor !! :)

You can fill anything you fancy. Just let your imagination drive you crazy!

You can see in my other post "Phyllo Cup Appetizers - A Gourmet Finger Food". The steps for making the Phyllo cups are exactly the same and I have mentioned it again here (at the bottom of the post) for your easy reference.  

Ideas for the Filling:

• Whipped cream topped with strawberry jam/preserve or even fresh strawberry. 
• Ricotta cheese with fresh chopped berries like blueberries, strawberries, mango
• Chopped banana with cream or nuts
• Melted chocolate topped with nuts.
• Custard of your choice.
• Flavored yogurt with chopped fresh fruits.
• Chocolate chips drizzled with caramel

I could just go on and on!!

*How to make phyllo cups: 

You need: Phyllo dough/ sheet ( found in any Grocery store), Melted butter - approx. 1 tbsp, Small muffin tray 

1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 F.
2. Place a phyllo sheet and apply melted butter all over the side facing up using a pastry brush.
3. Place the next sheet on top of this sheet. 
4. Apply butter all over the second sheet making sure there are no big air bubbles in between. Repeat this step to add one more layer. So total of 3 layers of phyllo sheets is what you are looking at. 
5. Now cut these layered  phyllo sheets into 2.5 inch x 2.5 inch squares. 
6. Place one square over another in such a way that it forms an eight end star. Ie; don't place one square on top of another, but a little dispersed so that it looks like a star/ flower and does the job of a cup once placed inside the cups of the muffin tin.
7. Lightly grease the muffin tray. Now place sheet on the cup of a  muffin tin and push the centre so that it forms a cup.
8. Now bake it for 7 min or until its golden brown. 
9. Flip the cups gently and bake for 2-3 more minutes so that the base too becomes crispy.  
10. Now they are ready to be filled with anything you fancy!

**As mentioned in my previous post - You can also make these phyllo cups well in advance and store them in an air-tight container. And then just before your party starts fill them up! If you have something that has a lot of syrup or juice, fill the stuffing just before the guests arrive.