Easy Strawberry Danish
This easy shortcut recipe for a strawberry danish is made with store-bought puff pastry dough, a sweet cream cheese filling, and ripe juicy strawberries!
Equipment
- oven
- Large baking sheet
- parchment paper
- mixing bowl
- Handheld Mixer
- Rolling Pin
- pastry brush
- small mixing bowl
Ingredients
Danish
- 17.3 oz puff pastry sheets
- 8 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups sliced fresh strawberries
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
Sweet glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar whisked to remove any lumps
- 2 tablespoon whole milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Prepare
- Set out puff pastry package out of the freezer and let it sit at room temperature for about 20-30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400°F, and line a large baking sheet (or two smaller ones) with parchment paper.
Make the filling
- In a large mixing bowl, add cream cheese, granulated sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat with a handheld mixer until well combined and creamy.
Make strawberry mixture
- In another mixing bowl, add sliced strawberries and cornstarch. Stir well, until cornstarch has sort of melted into the berries.
Prepare puff pastry sheets
- On a clean countertop or large cutting board, add a sheet of puff pastry. Use a rolling pin to roll it out to a rectangle roughly 10x13".
- Slice in half, and then slice each half into 3 even pieces, so you have 6 in total.
- Repeat with the remaining puff pastry sheet.
- Optionally, use a butter knife to gently score a smaller rectangle inside each piece, leaving about ½ - 1" of a border.
Assemble
- Carefully spread about 2 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture in the center of each piece of puff pastry dough, leaving that border around the edge.
- Repeat with remaining pieces of puff pastry, then evenly divide the strawberries over the top of the cream cheese mixture.
Brush with butter
- Use a pastry brush, or your fingertips, and brush the edges with the melted butter.
Bake
- Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
Make glaze
- While danish is in the oven, add the glaze ingredients to a small mixing bowl and whisk to combine until smooth.
Drizzle and serve
- Once the danish is finished baking, let cool a few minutes, then drizzle liberally with the glaze and serve warm.
Notes
This recipe will serve approximately 12, but that can be adjusted based on your preferences.
Nutrition
Serving: 1danishCalories: 391kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 4gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 163mgPotassium: 109mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 320IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg
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