Description
This Strawberry Cream Danish is a deliciously easy pastry filled with sweet cream cheese and topped with fresh strawberries, perfect for breakfast or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
- 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)
- 1 tablespoon milk (for egg wash)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Roll out the puff pastry on a floured surface and cut into squares.
- In a bowl, mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Place a spoonful of the cream cheese mixture in the center of each pastry square.
- Add sliced strawberries on top of the cream cheese.
- Fold the corners of the pastry over the filling and brush with egg wash.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let cool before serving.
Notes
- For a sweeter filling, adjust the amount of powdered sugar to taste.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
- Can substitute strawberries with other fruits if desired.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Danish
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg