Description
Indulge in these irresistible Cream Cheese Danishes with Sugared Cranberries and a luscious Vanilla Butter Glaze. These flaky pastries are perfect for breakfast or dessert, combining sweet cream cheese, tart cranberries, and a decadent glaze.
Ingredients
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Puff Pastry:
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
Cream Cheese Filling:
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
Egg Wash:
- 1 egg, beaten
Sugared Cranberries:
- ½ cup fresh cranberries
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup sugar (for cranberries)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (for coating cranberries)
Vanilla Butter Glaze:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prepare the Cranberries: Simmer cranberries, water, and sugar until softened, then coat in sugar.
- Make the Cream Cheese Filling: Mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest until smooth.
- Assemble the Danishes: Cut puff pastry, fill with cream cheese mixture, top with cranberries, and bake.
- Prepare the Vanilla Glaze: Whisk together melted butter, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla.
- Glaze and Serve: Drizzle warm danishes with glaze before serving.
Notes
- For a shortcut, use store-bought cranberry sauce instead of sugared cranberries.
- Best enjoyed fresh but can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 danish
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
