Description
A delicious cream cheese and strawberry filled puff pastry dessert, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
- 4 cups strawberries (sliced)
- 2 Tbsp sugar (plus more for sprinkling on top)
- 1 ½ cup powdered sugar (divided)
- 1 large egg
- 2 puff pastry sheets (thawed)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract (divided)
- 1–2 Tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Slice strawberries and place in a medium sized bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of sugar and mix. Let this mixture sit.
- In a medium bowl, combine room temperature cream cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and ½ cup powdered sugar. Mix to fully combine.
- Gently unfold the thawed puff pastry, and cut into 6 even squares. You should have 12 total, after you use both sheets of puff pastry.
- Score the dough around the edges, about ¼ inch away from the border and place about 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese filling in the inside. Smooth it out and place strawberries on top of the cream cheese filling.
- Lightly beat the egg with a splash of water and brush around the border of the puff pastry. Sprinkle the whole pastry with sugar, if desired.
- Place the prepared puff pastries in the freezer for 20 minutes. (You do not want to skip this step! It makes the crust puff up so nicely!)
- Bake for 20-22 minutes at 400°F or until the crust is golden brown and puffy.
- While the Danishes are baking, combine 1 cup of powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla and 1-2 tablespoons of milk. You can drizzle this over the Danishes for a nice glaze.
- Transfer to a cooling rack and top with glaze, and powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
- Make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature for easier mixing.
- Allow the pastries to cool slightly before adding the glaze.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pastry
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg