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Cheese Danish cut and styled on a plate
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Easy Cream Cheese Danish

This Cream Cheese Danish will blow your socks off! It's not only so easy but also so SO delicious and drizzled with icing on top!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cheese danish, cheese danish recipe, Cream Cheese Danish
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8 Servings
Calories 342kcal

Ingredients

for the icing-

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375° F. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla extract. Set aside.
    cream cheese filling
  • Pop open crescent roll dough and unroll, leaving crescents in rectangles. On an ungreased baking sheet, lay the crescent roll rectangles together, lining them up width wise. Dough should be almost the entire length of a half sheet pan. Press edges together to even out edges and seal any holes.
    crescent dough on a baking sheet
  • Carefully spread cream cheese filling down the center of the dough to be about 2-3 inches wide. Cut 1/2 inch diagonal strips up each side of the dough. Fold 1/2 inch dough pieces up over filling alternating sides to get a braided pattern. You may have excess dough once you reach the end of the danish, so fold them in as best as you can.
    woman's hands criss crossing the cut pieces towards the center
  • Bake for 20-30 minutes or until filling is set and crescent dough is golden in color. Cool before removing from baking sheet to a serving platter.

for the icing-

  • In a small bowl, mix together powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and heavy cream to create icing. You may need to add more cream to get the desired consistency.
    drizzling icing over danish
  • Drizzle the icing over danish. Slice and serve.
    sliced cheese danish on a plate

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Nutrition

Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 313mg | Potassium: 49mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 491IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg
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