Who knew Danish could be this easy?
Danish pastries make a wonderful treat for a holiday breakfast. That flaky, buttery pastry, that sticky-sweet fruit filling, that light glaze of sugar icing – everything about them is decadent and delightful.
Of course, you pretty much have to save these for special occasions, because they’re a lot of work to make. Getting that perfect, tender pastry is a complicated process with a lot of steps – kneading, rolling, letting it rest overnight, rolling it out again. It’s so much hassle that most people just figure it’s easier to buy them from the bakery.
But what if it wasn’t?
My Easy Cherry Cheese Danish recipe uses a super sneaky shortcut to make homemade Danish easy. You skip all that kneading and rolling and stuff, and just start out with a can of refrigerated crescent dough. All you have to do is cut it into circles, press them flat, and load in the filling – which is also super easy to make, because you use canned cherry pie filling. Then just pop them in the oven, whip up the glaze, and drizzle it on once they’ve cooled a bit.
These homemade Danish, served warm out of the oven, are a treat that puts the bakery version to shame. And when everyone exclaims over how much trouble you went to, you can just smile modestly and say nothing.
Easy Cherry Cheese Danish
Danish:
refrigerated crescent dough sheet or 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
cream cheese spread
powdered sugar
cherry pie filling
Glaze:
powdered sugar
teaspoons milk
Directions:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Remove dough from can, but DO NOT unroll. Cut dough into 8 slices. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Press each slice into 3 inch round pieces, making sure to leaving ridge around outer edge.
- In small bowl, mix together cream cheese and 3 tablespoons powdered sugar.
- Spoon about 2 teaspoons cream cheese mixture on center of each piece of dough and spread out.
- Top each piece with about 1 teaspoon cherry pie filling.
- Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 4- 5 minutes on cookie sheet before moving them. In a small bowl, mix 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 2-3 teaspoons of milk. Start with 2 tsp of milk and add more for your desired constancy. Drizzle glaze over Danish and serve warm.
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Easy Cherry Cheese Danish
Ingredients
Danish
- 1 can 8 oz refrigerated crescent dough sheet or 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
- 1/3 cup cream cheese spread
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 8-10 teaspoons cherry pie filling
Glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 to 3 teaspoons milk
Instructions
- Directions:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Remove dough from can, but DO NOT unroll. Cut dough into 8 slices. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Press each slice into 3 inch round pieces, making sure to leaving ridge around outer edge.
- In small bowl, mix together cream cheese and 3 tablespoons powdered sugar.
- Spoon about 2 teaspoons cream cheese mixture on center of each piece of dough and spread out.
- Top each piece with about 1 teaspoon cherry pie filling.
- Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 4- 5 minutes on cookie sheet before moving them. In a small bowl, mix 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 2-3 teaspoons of milk. Start with 2 tsp of milk and add more for your desired constancy. Drizzle glaze over Danish and serve warm.
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Nutrition Information:
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Deana says
Quick and easy, great idea!
Thank you.?
Barbara Moll says
This recipe is incredible! Will make them again and again!