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Cherry Danish
This recipe for Cherry Danish with cream cheese is a quick and easy breakfast treat that everyone will love! It’s made with puff pastry sheets, sweet cherry pie filling, and rich sweetened cream cheese.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 163 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 17.3 ounce puff pastry thawed
Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract divided
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 can cherry pie filling 10 teaspoons
Glaze
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Lay the two sheets of thawed puff pastry out flat on a clean work surface. Use a sharp knife to cut each sheet into 6 rectangles, making 12 total rectangles.
- Use the knife to score a ½ inch border around each rectangle (only cut about ½ way down into the dough). This will allow the outside ½ inch border to puff up while baking and the middle to stay flatter.
- Use a fork to prick several areas around the middle of each rectangle of pastry. This helps to keep the center from rising too much while baking.
- Place the pastries onto one large or two medium baking sheets, about 1 inch apart.
- In a medium mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the cream cheese, granulated sugar, and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla extract. Scoop the mixture onto the pastries and spread out evenly over the center area, but not onto the ½ inch border.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and water. Use a pastry brush to lightly brush the egg wash onto the ½ inch border of each pastry
- Bake the pastries at 400F for 18-20 minutes until the pastry is puffed up and golden brown. Remove from the oven and transfer the pastries to a wire cooling rack.
- While the pastries are still warm, add a spoonful of the cherry pie filling to the center of each pastry and spread out just enough to mostly cover the cream cheese layer.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, heavy cream, and remaining ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. Drizzle the frosting over the cooled pastries.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
163kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.002g
Cholesterol
36mg
(12%)
Sodium
75mg
(3%)
Potassium
84mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
390IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 163
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 163kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.002g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 75mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 84mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 390IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.