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Homemade Ham and Cheese Hot Pockets

December 3, 2015 by theeverykitchen@gmail.com 7 Comments

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Homemade Ham and Cheese Hot Pockets are wrapped in flaky, buttery, light puff pastry — I’m talking perfect puff pastry. This recipe’s warm comfort food fillings will please the kids and bring nostalgia to the grown-ups.

Homemade Ham and Cheese Hot Pockets are wrapped in flaky, buttery, light puff pastry -- I'm talking perfect puff pastry. This recipe's warm comfort food fillings will please the kids and bring nostalgia to the grown-ups. | theeverykitchen.com

This one’s for Lou!


I was discussing the life-altering matter of Hot Pockets with my dear friend Lou last weekend. Personally, I haven’t had a Hot Pocket since I was 10 and I probably haven’t thought about them since that age either, but Lou had strong opinions on Hot Pockets, particularly regarding optimal temperature and preferred fillings.

Homemade Ham and Cheese Hot Pockets are wrapped in flaky, buttery, light puff pastry -- I'm talking perfect puff pastry. This recipe's warm comfort food fillings will please the kids and bring nostalgia to the grown-ups. | theeverykitchen.com

He thought I should make homemade Hot Pockets for the blog. I said, No Way. He said, But wouldn’t they be good? You can use puff pastry. [Any man who knows what puff pastry is has a special place in my heart.] And you can fill them with ham and cheese and cauliflower.

Stop right there, I said. Cauliflower? No Way.

I mean, please tell me you’re on my side!? Do the original boxed and frozen Hot Pockets have cauliflower in them? If memory serves, the answer is no. If I’m incorrect, well I still argue that I shouldn’t include cauliflower because I’m trying to make my Hot Pockets better than the original and I don’t see how I can do that if they contain cauliflower..

Regardless of what you think, Lou won the argument. And so here I am, making homemade Hot Pockets, stuffed with ham and cheese and cauliflower (and broccoli and the garrrlic).

Homemade Ham and Cheese Hot Pockets are wrapped in flaky, buttery, light puff pastry -- I'm talking perfect puff pastry. This recipe's warm comfort food fillings will please the kids and bring nostalgia to the grown-ups. | theeverykitchen.com

This is A Big Deal. I don’t make Homemade Hot Pockets in early December when I should be making Christmas cookies and Christmas Lamb and edible Christmas ornaments. It must mean I like him.

[I do like him… but then he had to up and move to Philadelphia and so now I like him just a teensy bit less. And I know what all you loyal blog friends are thinking, so I’ll just say it — Yes, in 2015, I am 2/2 in dating men who become geographically unavailable in order to move their professional lives forward. Either I have a type or I am a type — perhaps I am the type that runs men out of town? …That was rhetorical.]

Homemade Ham and Cheese Hot Pockets are wrapped in flaky, buttery, light puff pastry -- I'm talking perfect puff pastry. This recipe's warm comfort food fillings will please the kids and bring nostalgia to the grown-ups. | theeverykitchen.com

Now, how awesome are these Homemade Hot Pockets? Awesome enough that the next boy will stay in town? YES. Flaky, buttery, light puff pastry — I’m talking perfect puff pastry — filled with the good fillings, the belly warming, comfort fooding fillings. Yes, Lou, even the cauliflower is good.

Too bad Homemade Ham and Cheese Hot Pockets don’t ship well or else I would be luring that Philadelphia boy back to the Carolinas with care packages.

Homemade Ham and Cheese Hot Pockets are wrapped in flaky, buttery, light puff pastry -- I'm talking perfect puff pastry. This recipe's warm comfort food fillings will please the kids and bring nostalgia to the grown-ups. | theeverykitchen.com
Homemade Ham and Cheese Hot Pockets are wrapped in flaky, buttery, light puff pastry -- I'm talking perfect puff pastry. This recipe's warm comfort food fillings will please the kids and bring nostalgia to the grown-ups. | theeverykitchen.com
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Homemade Ham and Cheese Hot Pockets

Homemade Ham and Cheese Hot Pockets are wrapped in flaky, buttery, light puff pastry — I'm talking perfect puff pastry. This recipe's warm comfort food fillings will please the kids and bring nostalgia to the grown-ups. | theeverykitchen.com

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 10
Author theeverykitchen@gmail.com

Ingredients

  • 2 sheets frozen puff pastry 1 package, thawed
  • 1 cup roughly chopped broccoli florets
  • 1 cup roughly chopped cauliflower florets
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 10 slices sharp cheddar cheese I used Sargento Ultra Thin
  • 10 slices deli ham

Instructions

  1. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Flour your work surface and roll out each sheet of puff pastry to form a 10×15-inch rectangle. Cut each rectangle into 2 5×15-inch rectangles, then cut each of those rectangles into 5 3×5-inch rectangles. You should have 20 rectangles. Transfer to the baking sheets and place in the refrigerator until well-chilled.

  2. While the puff pastry is chilling, steam broccoli and cauliflower until slightly tender. Remove from heat, stir in garlic, and set aside.
  3. Remove the puff pasty from the refrigerator. Top 10 rectangles with 1/2 slice of cheese. Then layer on 1 slice of ham. Divide the vegetable mixture evenly between the 10 rectangles, leaving a border. Top the vegetables with another 1/2 slice of cheese.

  4. Mix the egg and water together to make an egg wash. Brush the egg wash along the borders of the rectangles. Close your Hot Pockets by placing a plain rectangle of puff pastry on top of a filled rectangle, sealing the edges with a fork. Refrigerate your 10 Hot Pockets for about 20 minutes before baking.
  5. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Remove the Hot Pockets from the refrigerator and brush the tops with the remaining egg wash. Cut 3 vents, about 1/2-inch long, in the top of each Hot Pocket.

  6. Bake, rotating once, until the tops are golden brown and the filling is bubbling, about 25 minutes. Let cool before serving.
Homemade Ham and Cheese Hot Pockets are wrapped in flaky, buttery, light puff pastry -- I'm talking perfect puff pastry. This recipe's warm comfort food fillings will please the kids and bring nostalgia to the grown-ups. | theeverykitchen.com

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Comments

  1. Paulette

    December 3, 2015 at 3:18 pm

    Hahahahahaha…oh my!!!!!

    Reply
    • Danielle

      December 4, 2015 at 6:34 am

      5 stars
      You like???!

      Reply
      • Paulette

        December 4, 2015 at 8:00 am

        Of course!!!!!! Comfort food. Are these in my freezer by any chance?!

        Reply
        • Danielle

          December 4, 2015 at 8:12 am

          LOL, no! I made them fresh yesterday. They probably won’t make it into the freezer…

          Reply
          • Paulette

            December 4, 2015 at 8:17 am

            DRATS!

  2. Aries

    December 3, 2015 at 9:02 pm

    I love the story line! Wanted to read a whole lot more!

    Reply
    • Danielle

      December 4, 2015 at 6:36 am

      Hahaha – you’ve heard it ALL!

      Reply

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