Description
Looking for the best cheese danish recipe? This easy idea is quick and simple with a rich creamy filling and buttery pastry layers! Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a holiday dessert table. They’re beginner-friendly, freezer-friendly, and totally delicious—just like the ones at the bakery!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
- Powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Unfold puff pastry and cut into 4-inch squares.
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, and egg yolk until smooth.
- Spoon filling into the center of each pastry square.
- Fold edges slightly if desired and brush pastry edges with egg wash.
- Place on baking sheet and bake for 15–18 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let cool slightly on a wire rack and dust with powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
- Chill puff pastry before cutting if it gets too soft.
- Add lemon zest to the filling for extra brightness.
- Reheat baked danishes in the oven for 5 minutes at 350°F.
- Try adding fruit jam or berries for variety.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Brunch
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 danish
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg