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Berry Cream Cheese Danish

Ingredients
  

  • 12 Pre-cut puff pastry squares or 1 sheet frozen puff pastry
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp almond extract
  • 3 TBLS sugar
  • 1 ½ cups whole raspberries fresh or frozen
  • 1 egg
  • 3 TBLS water
  • Powdered Sugar for dusting

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
  • Place six puff pastry squares on each sheet.
  • With a sharp knife, score each square gently, leaving a one inch border on each side.
  • Prick the smaller, center square several times with a fork so it won’t puff up during baking.
  • In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, vanilla and almond extracts with the sugar, until it is smooth and creamy.
  • Spoon approx 2-3 TBLS of filling in the center square of each pastry.
  • Spread it gently so it covers the entire middle square, but doesn’t go into the border.
  • Place whole raspberries on top of the filling and press down lightly so they set into the filling.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and water.
  • With a pastry brush, brush the open border and edges of the puff pastry with the egg wash.
  • (This will help create that lovely golden brown color and crisp edges.)
  • Bake for about 18 – 20 minutes, or until your pastry squares are puffed and golden.
  • Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
  • Dust each pastry with powdered sugar.
  • Serve either warm or at room temperature.
  • If you can’t find puff pastry squares, use two sheets of puff pastry. Roll out each sheet of pastry into a 12 x 9 rectangle. Cut each rectangle in half, lengthwise to create 4 – 4 ½ strips. Cut each strip into thirds to get approx 12 – 4 x 4 squares.
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