Description
These Delicious Apple & Cheese Danishes are flaky, golden, and filled with sweet cinnamon apples plus a creamy cheesecake-style center. They make a beautiful quick breakfast, easy brunch treat, cozy dessert, or sweet snack for anyone looking for simple breakfast ideas, easy recipe inspiration, and homemade food ideas with bakery-style flavor.
Ingredients
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed but still cold
2 medium apples, peeled and finely diced
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Add the diced apples, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice to a small saucepan.
3. Cook over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring often, until the apples are tender and glossy. Let cool slightly.
4. In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
5. Unfold the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface and cut it into 8 equal rectangles or squares.
6. Score a smaller border inside each pastry piece without cutting all the way through.
7. Place the pastry pieces on the prepared baking sheet.
8. Spoon the cream cheese filling into the center of each pastry.
9. Top the cream cheese with the cooled apple filling.
10. Brush the pastry edges with beaten egg.
11. Bake for 16 to 20 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown.
12. Let the danishes cool for 10 minutes.
13. Whisk powdered sugar and milk until smooth, then drizzle over the cooled danishes.
Notes
Use cold puff pastry for the flakiest layers. If it becomes too soft while assembling, chill the tray for 10 minutes before baking.
Let the apple filling cool before adding it to the pastry so the butter layers do not melt too early.
Do not overfill the centers. A small spoonful of cream cheese and apples is enough to keep the danishes neat and crisp.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 danish
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 145mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
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