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Homemade Cheese Danish

Easy homemade cheese Danish recipe is made with 8 ingredients in about 30 minutes.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 12 Danishes
Calories: 343 kcal
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American

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

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. 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.
  3. Place 1 sheet of puff pastry on each baking sheet.
  4. Cut along the folds, so you have 3 long strips each.
  5. 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.
  6. Fold the corners of each rectangle into the center to form a long octagonal shape.
  7. Add 1 ½ tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture to the center of each piece of dough.
  8. Use the back of the spoon to spread it out a little bit, leaving plain dough around the edges.
  9. Add egg white to a small bowl, and beat with a whisk or fork until frothy.
  10. Brush the egg white on top of the exposed dough.
  11. Bake for about 15-20 minutes, or until the pastry has puffed up and turned light golden brown.
  12. Allow pastries to cool completely before making the icing.
  13. To make the icing, add powdered sugar, ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract, and milk to a small bowl.
  14. Whisk to combined.
  15. 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

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

% 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.