Homemade Cheese Danish
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Easy homemade cheese Danish recipe is made with 8 ingredients in about 30 minutes.
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Ingredients
Filling
- 8 ounce package plain cream cheese
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract divided
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large egg yolk and white separated
Danish
- 2 sheets puff pastry thawed
Icing
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the cream cheese, granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, salt, and egg yolk until whipped and fully combined. Set aside.
- Place 1 sheet of puff pastry on each baking sheet.
- Cut along the folds, so you have 3 long strips each.
- Cut each strip in half lengthwise to create 6 rectangular pieces of dough on each baking sheet. Space each rectangle out, leaving a few inches between each one. There are pictures of these steps above the recipe.
- Fold the corners of each rectangle into the center to form a long octagonal shape.
- Add 1 ½ tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture to the center of each piece of dough.
- Use the back of the spoon to spread it out a little bit, leaving plain dough around the edges.
- Add egg white to a small bowl, and beat with a whisk or fork until frothy.
- Brush the egg white on top of the exposed dough.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes, or until the pastry has puffed up and turned light golden brown.
- Allow pastries to cool completely before making the icing.
- To make the icing, add powdered sugar, ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract, and milk to a small bowl.
- Whisk to combined.
- Drizzle icing over each Danish.
Notes
- Cream cheese: I recommend using full-fat cream cheese or 1/3-less fat cream cheese for the filling. I've never had good luck with baking nonfat cream cheese.
- Salt: If you'd like to use table salt, reduce the salt to 1/8 teaspoon.
- Milk: Any milk, whole to skim, will work. Nondairy milk, like almond milk, will also work.
- Nutritional values are estimates.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1serving
Calories
343kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
0.002g
Cholesterol
33mg
(11%)
Sodium
215mg
(9%)
Potassium
58mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
277IU
(6%)
Calcium
26mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Danishes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 343 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 343kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 0.002g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 215mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 58mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 277IU | 6% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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