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Cream Cheese Danish

This quick and easy Cream Cheese Danish recipe starts with a store bought crescent roll dough unperforated sheet cut and shaped into four circles, then are filled with a cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and sour cream mixture.

These small batch Danishes can be made, start to finish, in about 30 minutes and make a great breakfast or dessert for two to four.

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How to make Crescent Cheese Danish

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Unroll the crescent dough sheet on wax paper and cut into 4 rectangles. A pizza cutter works great for this.

an unperforated crescent dough sheet cut into 4 equal rectangles

Place onto a baking sheet lined with a parchment paper.

Roll each, starting on a long edge and roll toward the other long edge, into a long log shape.

crescent roll dough rolled into a log shape

Twist the log like a candy cane then wrap the twisted log into a circle shape. Tuck the end underneath if desired.

crescent dough rolled into a nautilus shape

Press the center flat with your thumb to create a well.

a thumb pressing flat the center of a crescent dough cirle

In a bowl, mix together the cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and sour cream until well combined.

a bowl filled with white cream cheese filling mixture

Add about 2 tablespoons of filling to the center of each roll.

four crescent dough circles filled with cream cheese filling

Lightly brush 1 tablespoon melted butter over the dough that isn’t covered by the cream cheese mixture.

four crescent dough circles brushed with melted butter and filled with cream cheese filling

Bake 12 – 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.

four baked cream cheese danishes on a baking sheet

Cool 10 minutes.

In a small bowl, stir together the confectioners’ sugar, milk and the ½ tablespoon softened butter. Whisk in more milk or powdered sugar until it is drizzle consistency.

white creamy powdered sugar glaze mixed in a bowl with a whisk

Drizzle the glaze over the tops of the Danishes using a spoon.

4 golden brown crescent dough circles topped with a cream cheese filling in the center and a white creamy glaze drizzle
Cream Cheese Danish – Serves 2 to 4

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Yield: Makes 4

Cream Cheese Danish

4 golden brown crescent dough circles topped with a cream cheese filling in the center and a white creamy glaze drizzle

This quick and easy Cream Cheese Danish recipe starts with a store bought crescent roll dough unperforated sheet cut and shaped into four circles. They are filled with a cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and sour cream mixture.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

For the Crescent Cheese Danish:

  • 1 can of crescent dough sheet (non-perforated)
  • 4 ounces cream cheese (at room temperature)
  • 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon sour cream
  • 1 Tablespoon butter (melted)

For the Glaze:

  • 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 1 teaspoon milk
  • 1/2 Tablespoon softened butter

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Unroll the crescent dough sheet on wax paper and cut into 4 rectangles. A pizza cutter works great for this.
  3. Place onto a baking sheet lined with a parchment paper.
  4. Roll each, starting on a long edge and roll toward the other long edge, into a long log shape.
  5. Twist the log like a candy cane then wrap the twisted log into a circle shape. Tuck the end underneath if desired.
  6. Press the center flat with your thumb to create a well.
  7. In a bowl, mix together the cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and sour cream until well combined.
  8. Add about 2 tablespoons of filling to the center of each roll.
  9. Lightly brush 1 tablespoon melted butter over the dough that isn’t covered by the cream cheese mixture.
  10. Bake 12 - 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
  11. Cool 10 minutes.
  12. In a small bowl, stir together the confectioners' sugar, milk and the ½ tablespoon softened butter. Whisk in more milk or powdered sugar until it is drizzle consistency.
  13. Drizzle the glaze over the tops of the Danishes using a spoon.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 381Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 356mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 1gSugar: 17gProtein: 6g

Nutrition information is a guideline only, is calculated automatically by third party software, and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.

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Therese

Sunday 17th of April 2022

This was a delicious recipe!

Julie

Friday 24th of September 2021

Super easy, yummy and wonderful that it’s for two people, just perfect.

Zona

Saturday 25th of September 2021

Hi Julie, I'm so glad you enjoyed them and thank you :)

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