Description
Enjoy this delightful Cherry Cheese Danish pastry. It features a flaky crust, creamy cheese filling, and sweet cherry topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Unfold puff pastry on a lightly floured surface.
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
- Mix in egg yolk and vanilla extract.
- Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over the puff pastry.
- Spoon cherry pie filling over the cream cheese layer.
- Cut pastry into squares or rectangles.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, use full-fat cream cheese.
- Add almond extract to the cream cheese filling for a different flavor.
- You can use other fruit pie fillings like blueberry or apple.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 danish
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 60mg