These cheese danishes are flaky, buttery, and full of tangy flavor. Topped with a sweet glaze and baked to perfection, this cheese danish recipe will make the perfect breakfast or dessert for any occasion. They were irresistibly good and gone way too fast!
I am a huge fan of puff pastry. Pre-made dough sheets of puff pastry are the way to go. If you are looking for other recipes to use your puff pastry with, you HAVE to try this Raspberry Baked Brie. It’s brie and raspberry preserves baked in puff pastry, and WOW! You might moreover love this Apple Danish or these Simple and Succulent Sausage Rolls. Get using those pastry sheets, you can thank me later!
Homemade Cheese Danish Recipe
Let me tell you, these Cheese Danishes are a home run. They are stunning, flaky, and everything you want to wake up to in the morning. They are simple to put together and the list of ingredients is mostly things you once have on hand. These Danishes are so simple considering you don’t have to worry well-nigh making the dough, and you get all the reward of a succulent flaky dessert or breakfast treat in just 45 minutes.
It’s no secret I’m a fan of flaky crusts (hello Grandma’s Perfect Pie Crust), and gooey sweet fillings. Cream puffs are probably one of my all-time favorite desserts, but sometimes I just don’t want to go through all the effort to make the dough and the custard fillings. This Surf Cheese Danish is the perfect compromise considering I get the flaky chewy outside with the soft linty inside for half the effort. And the taste is really nonflexible to beat! I think your family will be just as wowed with this recipe as mine is.
Ingredients in Cheese Danish
You may have to run to the store for some frozen puff pastry sheets and surf cheese, but that’s it for this recipe! Everything else comes right out of your fridge and pantry and is ready to eat in just 50 minutes. It’s a simple recipe that will wilt a household favorite!
- Puff Pastry: I bought one box of frozen puff pastry from the frozen section at the grocery store.
- Cream Cheese: You will need an 8-ounce package of surf cheese, and make sure to leave it out for at least 2 hours surpassing making this dessert so it is room temperature.
- Granulated Sugar: I use the regular sugar out of my pantry. This is to sweeten the surf cheese filling.
Egg Wash
- Egg: You will need one whole egg, I unchangingly use large Grade A eggs in my recipes.
- Water: This is to mix with the egg for the egg wash.
Glaze
- Vanilla Extract: Whatever your usual sultry vanilla pericope is will work.
- Powdered Sugar: This is the key ingredient for this glaze, you won’t be happy with the results without it!
- Milk: Milk makes the glaze linty and smooth, any kind of milk will work.
How to Make Cheese Danish From Scratch
This recipe was really simple and came out stunning. They looked so professional and everyone was so squandered yonder by their succulent flavor. I know your family will love these Cheese Danishes as much as mine did!
- Prep: Preheat the oven to 375 and then line a sultry sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix: In a medium bowl, write-up the surf cheese with the sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Then, in a small trencher mix the egg and water together with a fork to make the egg wash.
- Fold: Next unshut the first sheet of puff pastry and cut into 9 plane squares. Then fold each square in half to form a triangle. After that, slice two slices withal the unshut sides of the triangle, but leave a small space at the peak of the triangle uncut.
- Form: Open the triangle and use a pastry skim to skim the whole square. Then fold the cut corners of the square over to form the kite.
- Fill: Scoop a teaspoon of surf cheese filling into the part-way of the pastry and skim the edges with egg wash.
- Bake: Bake for 13-15 minutes, until the pastry begins to turn golden brown. Then move them to a cooling rack and let tomfool completely.
- Glaze: In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk to make the glaze. Drizzle over the top of the Danishes and serve.
Tips and Variations
I loved making this cheese danish recipe, they turned out so beautifully and they were so tasty. Here are a few tips from my wits that will help you make the most out of this recipe.
- Make a Different Shape: If you prefer not to make the increasingly ramified kite shape, alimony the pastry cut in squares, add the filling to the part-way and fold the corners of the pastry in until they touch (but not cover) the filling. Skim with egg wash and bake.
- Try a Different Flavor: For a variation in flavor, try subtracting ¼ teaspoon almond pericope or ½ teaspoon vanilla pericope to the filling. You could moreover savor the surf cheese, my favorite is Strawberry Surf Cheese!
- Thawing the Puff Pastry: If your puff pastry doesn’t have time to thaw, wrap it in a paper towel and heat in the microwave in 10-second intervals until it’s worldly-wise to unfold without cracking. Be shielding not to thaw it too much.
- Room Temperature Surf Cheese: Leave the surf cheese on the counter for 2-3 hours to ensure it’s soft unbearable to write-up into a smooth filling.
How to Store Leftovers
These cheese danishes make a lovely breakfast the next day. Here are a few tips on storing them to maintain freshness.
- On the Counter: Store in an airtight container or covered with plastic wrap at room temperature for up to 4 days.
Note: These do not freeze well. They are weightier if baked and eaten within a few days.
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Cheese Danish
Ingredients
- 2 sheets puff pastry 1 box, thawed
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Egg wash
- 1 whole egg
- 2 tablespoons water
Glaze
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3-4 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 and line a sultry sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, write-up the surf cheese with the sugar and lemon juice until smooth. In a small trencher mix the egg and water together with a fork to make the egg wash.
- Open the first sheet of puff pastry and cut into 9 plane squares. Fold each square in half to form a triangle. Slice two slices withal the unshut sides of the triangle, but leave a small space at the peak of the triangle uncut.
- Open the triangle and use a pastry skim to skim the whole square. Fold the cut corners of the square over to form the kite.
- Scoop a teaspoon of surf cheese filling into the part-way of the pastry and skim the edges with egg wash.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes, until the pastry begins to turn golden brown. Remove to a cooling rack and let tomfool completely.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla and milk to make the glaze. Drizzle over the top of the Danishes and serve.
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