Easy Cream Cheese Danish Recipe (Copycat Starbucks)
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Easy Cream Cheese Danish Recipe (Copycat Starbucks)
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You'll quickly fall in love with this incredible Copycat Starbucks Cream Cheese Danish Recipe! An easy recipe using puff pastry and a quick cream cheese filling, then baked to golden, puffy perfection.
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese full fat or Neufchâtel, room temperature
- 3 tablespoons sugar white or cane sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 sheets puff pastry thawed
- 1 large egg yolk and egg white separated
- turbinado sugar for topping
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk or cream
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract or try almond extract
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F, place a piece of parchment paper or silicone mat on a baking sheet.
- In a mixing bowl add cream cheese, egg yolk, lemon juice, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract, beating with a hand mixer or stand mixer until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
- Unfold the puff pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface and roll smooth with a rolling pin. Cut each sheet into 12 strips, use a pizza cutter to make it easy!
- Connect 2 strips of puff pastry to create one long one, and twist each side in the opposite direction. Wind the twisted strip into a spiral, and using a spoon your hand, flatten the center slightly to create a bed for the cream cheese.
- Transfer the pastries onto the baking sheet, and spoon a dollop of the cream cheese mixture onto each pastry, a heaping tablespoon. If desired, use a small cookie scoop.
- Brush all the pastry edges with a beaten egg white and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden.
- Transfer to a cooling rack after 5 minutes, then make the glaze, whisk glaze ingredients in a small bowl, until smooth. Drizzle over warm pastries.
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Notes
- Variations & Substitutions
- Freezer | To freeze the danishes for later, place them in a freezer-safe bag in a single layer. They will store well for about three months.
- Refrigerator | You can also store the finished recipe in the refrigerator. In an airtight container, the Danishes will keep in the fridge for about five days.
- Reheat | Reheat them in the microwave for about 30 seconds or place on a baking sheet in a 350 degree oven. Air Fryer 300 degrees and heat for 1-2 minutes.
- Make them less fancy | Instead, you can lightly roll each puff pastry sheet to flatten the creases. Next, cut it into eight four-inch squares. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the edge of the squares with a beaten egg white. Then, pressing gently, fold each corner about 1 inch towards the center. The pastries will look similar to small envelopes. Finally, place each Danish about 2 inches apart on the baking sheets, fill with the cream cheese mixture and brush the pastry with egg white once more.
- Sugar Plum Cheese Danish? Try my friend Megan's Starbucks Sugar Plum Danish. Or add a dollop of spiced plum jam on top of the cream cheese filling and make it your own Starbucks Sugar Plum Cheese Danish!
- Lemony Cheese Danish | Add a teaspoon of lemon zest to your cream cheese mixture.
- Dairy-Free Cream Cheese Danish | Use your favorite dairy-free cream cheese and use plant-based milk in the glaze.
- Gluten-Free Cream Cheese Danish | Purchase a good Gluten-Free Puff Pastry dough the rest should be good to go!
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1pastry
Calories
350kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
33g
(11%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
0.002g
Cholesterol
35mg
(12%)
Sodium
168mg
(7%)
Potassium
60mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
281IU
(6%)
Calcium
28mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 350 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1pastry | |
| Calories | 350kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 0.002g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 35mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 168mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 60mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 281IU | 6% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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