Description
A delicious breakfast cheese danish filled with creamy cheese and a flaky pastry crust.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sheet of puff pastry
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 tbsp water)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Roll out the puff pastry on a floured surface.
- Cut the pastry into squares.
- In a bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla.
- Place a spoonful of the cheese mixture in the center of each pastry square.
- Fold the corners of the pastry over the filling.
- Brush the tops with the egg wash.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
- Serve warm for best flavor.
- Can be topped with fruit preserves if desired.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 danish
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: breakfast, cheese, danish, pastry