Easy Cream Cheese and Fruit Pastries

Cream cheese danish is the perfect breakfast treat for weekend breakfast with family and friends. The good news is that you can make them at home instead of buying them from the bakery. This cream cheese and fruit pastry recipe is not only easy but it is delicious. 

If you love danish and pastries from the bakery then you will fall head over heals for these buttery, flakey, cream cheese and fruit pastries. This easy recipe is perfect for holidays and weekend brunches. It starts with store-bought puff pastry dough which is filled with a cream cheese mixture and a bits of fruit of jam, then baked and voila, easy breakfast pastries at home!

How to Make Easy Cream Cheese Pastry With Fruit

• puff pastry
• sugar
• softened cream cheese, room temperature
• sour cream
• vanilla extract
• lemon juice
• jelly or fresh fruit
• If you want your pastries to look a little fancier, similar to your favorite bakery, you can add a drizzle of glaze and a few sliced almonds.

Cream Cheese and Fruit Pastries

Ingredients

• 1 sheet of puff pastry, each box contains 2 sheets
• 4 ounces cream cheese softened, room temperature
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 Tablespoon sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 3-5 tablespoons raspberry and blueberry jam(homemade or store bought)
• 1 egg plus a little water to make an egg wash
• slivered almonds

For the icing

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1-2 tablespoons of milk
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Remove the puff pastry from the box, (there are usually 2 sheets in each box). Unfold the puff pastry sheet and let it sit for 10 minutes. Place on a lightly floured work surface, then, with a rolling pin smooth out the creases in the pastry.
• Once thawed cut into squares, 1 sheet will make 8 large pastries or 16 small.
• Using a sharp knife, score a square into the center of each pastry, leaving about 1/2″ around the edge. Do not cut all the way through the dough, the square in the middle will contain the filling and the 1/2 edge will puff up nice and crunchy with flaky layers.

Filling

• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or using an electric mixer, mix cream cheese and sugaruntil smooth.Then add the sour cream, vanilla, and lemon juice, mix well.
• Put a teaspoon or tablespoon of sweet cream cheese filling into the center of each pastry, a teaspoon if you are making smaller pastries(16) and a tablespoon if you are making the larger pastries(8).
• Try not to let the filling go past the square that you scored in the center of the dough.
• The amount of filling depends upon how many squares you cut. Then place a dollop of jelly into the center and swirl a bit. Place the pastries on the baking tray.
• In a small bowl beat the egg and a little water to make an egg wash. Brush edges with egg wash and bake for 15-20 minutes or until edges become puffed and golden brown.
• Remove danish pastries from the oven and let cool on a cooling rack.
• In the meantime mix together the icing ingredients. Once pastries are cooled drizzle with icing and garnish with almonds.

Variations

There are endless variations to cream cheese breakfast pastries, the flavors are up to you. You can make them with your favorite fruit or a wide range of fruit toppings like:

• juicy berries, raspberries, blackberries, raspberries
• crisp apples
• stone fruits like peaches and plums
• chocolate chip
• a swirl of Nutella

How to store cream cheese puff pastry danish

• Wrap leftover pastries in plastic wrap or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
• You can also use a cookie cutter to make round pastries or smaller rectangle shaped cream cheese fruit tarts.

What do you think? Would you make Easy Cream Cheese and Fruit Pastries at home? Could these pastries get any easier?

If you are partial to cream cheese danish then skip the fruit, or if you do not like cream cheese then just add the jelly and maybe add a little fresh fruit on the top. Which ever way you choose to make them they are delicious.

Your friends and family will love waking up to the scent of these scrumptious danish. You could even treat them to breakfast in bed with danish and coffee.

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If you liked this recipe, you might enjoy Easy Almond and Chocolate Braids or Almond Kringle.

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Cream cheese danish is the perfect breakfast treat for weekend breakfast with family and friends. The good news is that you can make them at home instead of buying them from the bakery. This cream cheese and fruit pastry recipe is not only easy but it is delicious. 

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• Yield: 8-16 pieces 1x

Ingredients

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1 sheet of puff pastry, each box contains 2 sheets

4 ounces cream cheese softened, room temperature

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 Tablespoon sour cream

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

3–5 tablespoons raspberry and blueberry jam(homemade or store bought) or fresh fruit

1 egg plus a little water to make an egg wash

slivered almonds

For the icing

1 cup powdered sugar

1–2 tablespoons of milk

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

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Instructions

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Remove the puff pastry from the box, (there are usually 2 sheets in each box). Unfold the puff pastry sheet and let it sit for 10 minutes. Place on a lightly floured work surface, then, with a rolling pin smooth out the creases in the pastry.

Once thawed cut into squares, 1 sheet will make 8 large pastries or 16 small.

Using a sharp knife, score a square into the center of each pastry, leaving about 1/2″ around the edge. Do not cut all the way through the dough, the square in the middle will contain the filling and the 1/2 edge will puff up nice and crunchy with flaky layers.

Filling

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or using an electric mixer, mix cream cheese and sugar until smooth.Then add the sour cream, vanilla, and lemon juice, mix well.

Put a teaspoon or tablespoon of sweet cream cheese filling into the center of each pastry, a teaspoon if you are making smaller pastries(16) and a tablespoon if you are making the larger pastries(8).

Try not to let the filling go past the square that you scored in the center of the dough.

The amount of filling depends upon how many squares you cut. Then place a dollop of jelly into the center and swirl a bit. Place the pastries on the baking tray.

In a small bowl beat the egg and a little water to make an egg wash. Brush edges with egg wash and bake for 15-20 minutes or until edges become puffed and golden brown.

Remove danish pastries from the oven and let cool on a cooling rack.

In the meantime mix together the icing ingredients. Once pastries are cooled drizzle with icing and garnish with almonds.

• Author: Elizabeth
• Prep Time: 10
• Cook Time: 15-20 minutes
• Category: Breakfast
• Method: Baked
• Cuisine: American