Description
Delightful cheese danishes blend Danish pastry tradition with creamy cheese filling. Flaky layers and rich cream cheese center promise a delectable breakfast or brunch treat you’ll savor with pure culinary pleasure.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 (8 oz) tubes of crescent rolls
- 1 (8 oz) package of cream cheese (room temperature)
- 8 tbsps light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 2 tbsps salted butter (melted)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 4 tsp milk
Instructions
- Activate the oven to 350°F (177°C), ensuring proper temperature calibration for optimal baking conditions.
- Create a smooth cream cheese mixture by thoroughly blending cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until achieving a velvety texture without lumps.
- Methodically unroll the crescent dough, transforming the original triangular sections into eight uniform rectangular sections by meticulously sealing perforated edges.
- Generously brush melted butter across each rectangular dough surface, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Distribute brown sugar evenly over the buttered dough rectangles, creating a delicate sweet foundation.
- Carefully roll each rectangle from its elongated side, securing the edges to prevent filling escape.
- Transform each rolled section by gently coiling the dough, creating an elegant spiral shape.
- Craft a subtle indentation in the center of each coil, preparing space for the cream cheese filling.
- Arrange the dough coils on a lightly sprayed baking sheet, then strategically deposit cream cheese mixture into the central depression of each danish.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes, watching for a rich golden-brown coloration that indicates perfect doneness.
- Whisk powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk into a silky glaze, then elegantly drizzle over warm danishes for a final touch of sweetness.
Notes
- Perfectly seal crescent dough perforations to prevent filling leakage and maintain a clean, professional pastry appearance.
- Ensure cream cheese is genuinely room temperature for smoother blending and more consistent filling texture.
- Experiment with flavor variations by adding lemon zest, cinnamon, or almond extract to the cream cheese mixture for a personalized twist.
- For gluten-free adaptation, substitute crescent dough with gluten-free puff pastry or specialized gluten-free crescent roll alternatives.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Danish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 16
- Calories: 192 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 213 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 21 mg