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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