This Easy Cheese Danish Recipe features cream cheese and fruit-filled pastries you can enjoy for brunch, the holidays, or a quick breakfast. Easy to make with simple ingredients!
12apricotssliced or quartered or sub with strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, or cherries
4tablespoonsapricot jamor your favorite jam for glazing fruit
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400℉.
Start by preparing your fruit first. If using apricots, half them and remove pits, and slice them into slices. If using strawberries, cherries or peaches, hull/pit, then slice - leave blueberries and raspberries whole.
Make the cream cheese filling. Using a fork, in a bowl mix the room temperature cream cheese, egg yolk, sugar and vanilla until combined.
In a small bowl, whisk together an egg and a splash of water for the egg wash.
Unwrap the dough, 1 sheet at a time. Cut into 12 equal rectangles. Using a fork, prick the dough all over, leaving out 1/2-inch edge.
Transfer the cutouts to a parchment lined baking sheet.
Spread the cream cheese filling all over each puff pastry rectangle, leaving out the edges.
Place slices of apricots or other berries on top of each pastry. Brush with jam all over the fruit. Brush the edges of the pastries with beaten egg.
Place in the preheated oven on the middle rack. Bake for 15-20 minutes (cooking time will depend on your oven), or until the edges are golden brown and flaky.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
It is super important to always work fast when we are baking with puff pastry or place it in the freezer for 5 minutes so that it stays cold.