Description
Delicious and flaky cheese danishes made with puff pastry and a creamy cheese filling, topped with a sweet icing. These pastries are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or as a sweet treat with coffee.
Ingredients
Scale
Puff Pastry:
- 1 17.3oz OR 320g box puff pastry (thawed)
Cheese Filling:
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1 egg yolk (at room temperature)
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Egg Wash:
- 1 egg (+ 2 teaspoons of water for egg wash)
Icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1–2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C, 160°C fan oven, and line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Prepare Filling: In a bowl, combine cream cheese with yolk, powdered sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, and salt.
- Roll Out Pastry: Roll out the puff pastry into a 12×12-inch square.
- Cut Pastry: Cut the dough into 9 4-inch squares and fold the corners towards the center.
- Add Filling: Place a tablespoon of filling in the center of each pastry square.
- Brush with Egg Wash: Whisk together an egg with water and brush the sides of each pastry.
- Bake: Bake for 16-18 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through.
- Make Icing: Combine powdered sugar with milk and vanilla extract to make the icing. Drizzle over each pastry.
Notes
- Ensure the cream cheese is softened for easy mixing.
- Be careful not to overfill the pastries to prevent leakage during baking.
- Adjust the sweetness of the icing by adding more or less powdered sugar to suit your taste.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pastry
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: Cheese Danish, Pastry, Breakfast, Brunch, Cream Cheese, Sweet Treat
