5.0 from 3 votes
Cheese Danish
This delicious Cheese Danish is made with simple ingredients and is sure to be at the top of your family's request list for breakfast.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
28 mins
Servings: 8 danishes
Calories: 490 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
Austrian
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg yolk at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- ½ tesapoon lemon juice fresh squeezed
- 2 heets puff pastry thawed
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- ¼ teaspoon water
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, ⅓ cup sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice with a hand mixer until smooth. Set aside.
- Place a sheet of puff pastry on a clean work surface. Use a rolling pin to smooth out the pastry so there are no creases. Cut the pastry into quarters and place the dough pieces on one of the prepared baking sheets. Then take the corners or each piece and fold them into the center. Repeat with the remaining pastry.
- Place 1 ½ tablespoons of the cheese filling in the center of each piece of dough.
- Whisk together the egg and water. Brush the exposed pastry with egg wash. Sprinkle the remaining 2 teaspoons of sugar over each pastry.
- Bake for 16-18 minutes until puffed the pastry is golden brown. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. The danishes will deflate while cooling.
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Notes
- You can taste the lemon in the filling. If you don’t want any lemon flavor, leave out the lemon juice and zest. They will still be delicious. However, lemon juice helps to counteract the richness of the cream cheese and I recommend using it.
- You can skip the added sugar on top but I like that it gives a slight crunch and more sweetness to the pastry itself.
- You can taste the lemon in the filling. If you don’t want any lemon flavor, leave out the lemon juice and zest. They will still be delicious. However, lemon juice helps to counteract the richness of the cream cheese and I recommend using it.
- You can skip the added sugar on top but I like that it gives a slight crunch and more sweetness to the pastry itself.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1danish
Calories
490kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
39g
(13%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
16g
Trans Fat
0.003g
Cholesterol
75mg
(25%)
Sodium
252mg
(11%)
Potassium
87mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
446IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
0.3mg
(0%)
Calcium
40mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8danishes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 490
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1danish | |
| Calories | 490kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Trans Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 75mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 252mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 87mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 446IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.