Quick and Easy Cherry Cream Cheese Danishes (2024)

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These quick and easy Cherry Cream Cheese Danishes are the perfect on the go breakfast, or sweet treat for the end of the day!

Dish Count :: 1 Baking Sheet, 1 Rolling Pin, 1 Mixing Bowl

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Ingredients for Quick and Easy Cherry Cream Cheese Danishes

• Puff Pastry Dough
• Cream Cheese
• Vanilla Extract
• Sugar
• Cherry Pie Filling
• Egg
• Water
• Shaved Chocolate

Quick and Easy Cherry Cream Cheese Danishes

I know you’ve all seen these danishes crop up on the blog from time to time – but with such a quick and easy treat to make making several renditions is also super fun! The puff pastry and cream cheese is a canvas for whatever toppings you want to add! And you can even make them savory! That sweet tooth of mine usually gets the better of me though – and my jeans. Self control goes out the window when danishes are around! But really, let me just put one of these in front of you and see if you can resist. It won’t work.

How to Make Easy Cream Cheese Danishes

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet.

On a lightly floured surface roll out thawed puff pastry into a 12×9″ rectangle. Cut in half lengthwise, yielding 2 4-½” strips. Cut those two strips crosswise into thirds, to yield six 4×4 ½” pieces.

With a knife, score ½” border around the edge of each piece of puff pastry. Use a fork to make five or six pricks into the dough within the border of each piece. This will help keep the middle of each piece from rising.

In a small bowl, stir together softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. You can also add in a small dash of almond extract into the cream cheese mixture if you want. Lemon juice or lemon zest in the mixture is also delightful. If you prefer, you can also mix this together with an electric mixer.

Spoon about 2-3 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture into the middle of each piece of dough and spread around evenly, ensuring the mix stays within the borders.

In the middle of the cream cheese, add about 6 cherries from the cherry pie filling into the middle.

Using a pastry brush, brush the egg wash around the edges of the puff pastry.

Bake for 20 minutes, on the middle rack and rotate the baking sheet half way through baking. The edges will be golden brown. Remove from sheet pans and cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or room temperature. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving. Shave chocolate over the top as well, if desired.

Quick and Easy Cherry Cheese Danishes

​There areso many ways you can make this danish recipe. The cream cheese filling is so versatile and works beautifully with strawberries, fresh cherries,blueberries, or other fruit.

Where to Find Puff Pastry

Puff pastry is easy to find in most standard grocery stores. You can find it in the freezer section near the frozen pies and treats. Store-bought puff pastry is handy to keep on hand for a variety of uses, sweet or savory!

Can a Glaze be added to these danishes?

Sure! Mix together 1 cup of powdered sugar, with a tablespoon or two of milk, and a dash of salt and vanilla. Stir together to create an easy glaze on top of the cherry filling after baking.

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