From the flaky buttery crust to the creamy center, everything about these Cheese Danishes is good and they always disappear fast. You’ll love this method of forming the puff pastry. It looks fancy but it’s really very simple and you will be a pro in no time. This is a perfect party dessert or after breakfast treat with a mug of coffee.
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Ingredients for Cheese Danish Recipe
Puff Pastry – Using a store-bought (thawed) puff pastry, is the easiest way to make these. You can of course use homemade dough if you prefer. Berries – For this cheese danish, you will need about 1 1/2 cups of fresh berries or 12 pieces of each berry. If you prefer to make them all blueberry danish or all strawberry danish, that would work as well. Cream Cheese – forms the creamy center of the pastrySugar – sweetens the fillingEgg yolk – gives the filling a smooth and rich textureVanilla extract – either homemade vanilla or storebought work greatLemon zest – adds subtle lemon flavor to the filling
Tools You Will Need
Electric Hand Mixer (or a stand mixer)Rimmed Baking Sheet lined with ParchmentRolling Pin and a Pizza CutterSmall Cookie Scoop to portion cheese fillingPastry Brush for applying egg wash
Tips for Making Cheese Danishes
Thaw puff pastry according to the package instructions. If you try to speed thaw, it will become sticky and difficult to roll out. Let the pastries cool completely to room temperature once they are out of the oven. Be patient at the end! The cream cheese filling is very much like cheesecake, so it needs a little time to set properly before enjoying.Cool before glazing – once the pastries are at room temperature, apply the glaze. If you glaze a hot pastry, the glaze will melt and run off the pastry. Be generous with the glaze. We use every last drop and then lick the spoon.
More Puff Pastry Desserts
The possibilities are endless with puff pastry; braided, filled, folded, rolled, and even made into a cake! These are our favorite easy puff pastry dessert recipes you will make over and over.
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Q: What is YOUR favorite way to use Puff Pastry? I would love to hear about your creative ideas in a comment below!
