Apple Danish with Sweet Cream Cheese
Skip the bakery line and make this Apple Danish at home! Buttery, golden layers of puff pastry are filled with a sweet cream cheese filling and topped with juicy apple pie filling.
While you’re here be sure to check out this Strawberry Banana Pudding and these Oreo Chocolate Chip Brownies.
These easy Apple Danishes the perfect pastry for breakfast, brunch, or dessert, and it comes together with just a handful of ingredients.
Ingredients for Apple Danish
- Puff pastry
- Granny smith apples
- Cream cheese
- Sugar and spices (cinnamon)
- Powdered sugar glaze
How to Make Apple Danishes
See recipe card for ingredient quantities and full instructions.
One of the best parts about this dessert is how simple it is to make. You only need a few ingredients, and an oven!
- Step 1: Cut the puff pastry into squares and carve a square in the middle.
- Step 2: Mix up your softened cream cheese, vanilla, and sugar.
- Step 3: Add your diced apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon to a skillet.
- Step 4: Cook the caramel apple mixture until the green apples are softened.
- Step 5: Smooth the cream cheese mixture over the puff pastry.
- Step 6: Add your apple pie filling over the top, and bake the danish.
Powdered sugar glaze
While the pastry’s are cooking, mix up the glaze to drizzle over the top. Add some powdered sugar, a touch of milk, and vanilla extract to a bowl.
Mix it together until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the top of the warm danishes once they’re done baking.
Recipe Variations
- Caramel apple twist: Drizzle with caramel sauce before serving.
- Different fillings: Swap apple for cherry, blueberry, or peach.
- Mini pastries: Cut into smaller squares or circles (see below) for bite-sized danishes.
FAQs
Yes! Freeze the fully baked apple danish and reheat at 350ºF until warmed through.
Yes the puff pastry should be thawed in the fridge overnight or at room temperature for 30-45 minutes.
Yes! Form the crescent rolls into little round cups, spoon the cream cheese mixture in the middle and bake as instructed.
Apple Danish Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 sheet Puff pastry
- 8 oz Cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup Granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons Butter, unsalted
- 2 cups Green apples, peeled and diced
- 1/2 cup Brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 Egg, Beaten (for egg wash)
Glaze
- 1 cup Powdered , optional
- 1 tablespoon Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Start by preheating your oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add in your diced apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Saute the apples with the butter and sugar for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally so they don't burn. Once they're softened, remove them from the heat and set aside.
- Now make the cream cheese filling by adding softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla to a bowl, and whip it with a hand mixer or whisk until it is combined and smooth.
- Roll out a sheet of puff pastry onto a dry flat surface. Then cut it into 4 squares.
- Place the puff pastry squares on the parchment paper lined sheet pan. Use your knife to score a square in the middle of each puff pastry (this is so the cream cheese and apples have a little pocket to sit in).
- Add a spoonful of cream cheese filling in the center of each square and spread it out evenly, then top them with apple pie filling,
- Brush pastry edges with egg wash. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until they are puffed and golden around the edges.
Glaze
- Add your powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla to a bowl and mix it until it's fully combined.
- Once your apple danishes are golden brown and puffed up, remove them from the oven and drizzle the glaze all over the top. And enjoy!
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