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Apple Danish Recipe

Skip the bakery line and make this Apple Danish with Sweet Cream Cheese at home! Buttery, golden layers of puff pastry are filled with a sweet cream cheese filling and topped with juicy apple pie filling. It’s the perfect pastry for breakfast, brunch, or dessert, and it comes together with just a handful of ingredients.
Course American Inspired, Breakfast, Breakfast and Brunch
Cuisine American, French
Keyword 30 minute meal, apples, danish, dessert
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 979kcal
Author Tamara J.

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!

Nutrition

Serving: 4servings | Calories: 979kcal | Carbohydrates: 110g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 53g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 130mg | Sodium: 529mg | Potassium: 670mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 77g | Vitamin A: 1161IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 409mg | Iron: 2mg