Homemade Flakies with raspberry compote & vanilla cream

Homemade Flakies with raspberry compote & vanilla cream. A nostalgic tribute to the Vachon Flakie, one of my very favourite snack cake treats as a kid. Homemade Flakies with Raspberry Compote and Vanilla Cream When I was making these homemade flakies, I thought, “Just how many Vachon Flakies did I eat as a kid?” Too many to count and I know for certain I was not the only one who loved them. Back in the day when junk food was still sold in schools, I had one practically every day at Coley’s Point Elementary School back home in Bay Robert’s. I remember they sold glasses of milk in styrofoam cups in the school canteen for 15 cents. A Vachon Flakie cost the exact same amount and that was my recess practically every day from about grades 4 to 6. Many of our American readers won’t be familiar with the Vachon Flakie. Ding Dongs and Twinkies were unknown to us growing up in the 70’s in rural Newfoundland. We had Half Moons, Jos Louis and Mae Wests as the familiar snack cakes we knew well. All of them are still popular today. Flakies were my fave. A Flakie though was, and still is, made from puff pastry with a layer of apple raspberry jam and a frosting-like cream at the centre. I almost never ate mine intact. Puff pastry frozen sheets often come rolled in parchment paper for easy transfer to a baking sheet. and easy clean up. I was obsessed with the filling , so I always disassembled them, eating the top first, then nibbling around the bottom to leave a perfect square of pastry topped with cream and jam! At that point, it was 4 bites of frosting filled goodness that was my kid heart’s delight. It was a bit odd, I suppose but I’m sure I wasn’t the only kid who ate them that way. I could point to a couple of old school friends…but I won’t. 😉 Homemade Flakies with Raspberry Compote and Vanilla Cream They came to mind recently when I was thinking of posting a simple recipe to make with little kids who would want to surprise Dad for Father’s Day. My kids and I always made cakes together for Mother’s Day, and I thought perhaps this nostalgic treat would be a great choice.  Homemade Flakies with Raspberry Compote and Vanilla Cream You can use my recipe for Shortcut Puff Pastry here, but since sheets of great quality, all butter puff pastry are readily available in your supermarket freezer, it’s far quicker and easier to make these homemade flakies using that. In fact, I used a 1 pound package in this case to make 9 pastries. Frozen Raspberries make this recipe more economical without sacrificing flavour. Filling options I’ve included 2 options for the cream filling. You can use Vanilla Whipped Cream or to be more like the actual Flakie, you can use the Vanilla Buttercream Option. Both are equally delicious, so it’s completely your choice. So go ahead and make these for dear old Dad this weekend. He’s sure to enjoy them. They’d also make great picnic items or an easy summer BBQ dessert too! For a Newfoundland twist on this recipe, why not try them using Partridgeberry Apple Jam. Partridgeberry Apple Jam or Cranberry Apple Jam If you prefer, you can also try the caramel version of this recipe. Vanilla Caramel Pastries Originally published June 2017. Updated April 2020. Like this Homemade Flakies recipe? You’ll find hundreds of other sweet ideas in our Cakes & Pies Category and even more in our Desserts Category. It’s easy to keep up with the latest home style cooking & baking ideas from Rock Recipes. Be sure to follow Rock Recipes Facebook Page and follow us on Instagram.  Plus you’ll see daily recipe suggestions from decadent desserts to quick delicious weekday meals too.  You can also sign up for our FREE newsletter to know immediately when we add new recipes. You’ll also get weekly suggestions for great family friendly  meals and desserts too! Rock Recipes a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Our product recommendations are almost exclusively for those we currently use or have used in the past.   Visit my Amazon Store for my favourite kitchen gadgets and appliances, plus recommendations from my personal cookbook collection.