Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish
A delightful Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish that combines flaky puff pastry with rich cream cheese and fresh blueberries, perfect for breakfast or brunch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sheet of puff pastry
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)
- Powdered sugar (for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Roll out the puff pastry on a floured surface and cut it into rectangles.
- Mix the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
- Place a spoonful of cream cheese mixture in the center of each pastry rectangle.
- Top with fresh blueberries.
- Fold the corners of the pastry over the filling and pinch to seal.
- Brush the top of each danish with the beaten egg.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let the pastries cool slightly before dusting with powdered sugar.
Notes
Use softened cream cheese for easy mixing. Don’t overcrowd the filling when sealing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
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