Baking this easy strawberry cheese Danish will make everyone convinced that you are an experienced pastry chef. Featuring a puff pastry with a soft cream cheese center topped with strawberries—you can never go wrong with that textural and flavor combination. Bid farewell to your Starbucks cheese Danish order; this homemade treat will save your wallet a good chunk of change.
What is a Cheese Danish?
The cheese Danish—also known as Danish pastry—is a flakey and buttery pastry with a cheese filling believed to originate from Danish bakers who took inspiration from Austrian baking techniques during the 1800s. The original Danish pastry was created from a yeast-leavened dough but eventually evolved with different fillings and shapes.
Strawberry Cheese Danish Ingredients
- 8oz cream cheese, softened: Needs to be softened so the filling will not be overmixed or lumpy
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla paste or extract
- Fresh strawberries: You can cut a piece out of the tip to make a heart shape
- Pre-made puff pastry: Make sure to follow the packaged directions. Typically, you will need to thaw the puff pastry for a couple of hours
Strawberry Cheese Danish Instructions
🍓Defrost the puff pastry according to the package instructions.
🍓Allow the cream cheese to soften at room temperature.
🍓In a mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla paste until smooth.
🍓Once the puff pastry is thawed, cut it into 6 rectangles.
🍓Within each rectangle, create a smaller rectangle outline, leaving a border around the edges. Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly within the smaller rectangle outlines.
🍓Cut the strawberries into heart shapes and place two hearts within each cream cheese-filled rectangle.
🍓use egg wash for the edges
🍓Follow the cooking instructions on the puff pastry package. Once baked, allow the pastries to cool slightly before serving. Enjoy these delicious strawberry heart cream cheese pastries as a Valentine’s treat.
Strawberry Cream Cheese Danish
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla paste or extract
- Fresh strawberries
- Pre-made puff pastry
Instructions
- Defrost the puff pastry according to the package instructions.
- Allow the cream cheese to soften at room temperature.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla paste until smooth.
- Once the puff pastry is thawed, cut it into 6 rectangles.
- Within each rectangle, create a smaller rectangle outline, leaving a border around the edges.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly within the smaller rectangle outlines.
- Cut the strawberries into heart shapes and place two hearts within each cream cheese-filled rectangle.
- use egg wash for the edges
- Follow the cooking instructions on the puff pastry package.
- Once baked, allow the pastries to cool slightly before serving.
- Enjoy these delicious strawberry heart cream cheese pastries as a Valentine’s treat.
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