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Homemade strawberry danish with cream cheese and fresh strawberry filling

Strawberry Danish Recipe

Flaky puff pastry filled with tangy cream cheese and sweet strawberries, drizzled with a light glaze. An easy 30-minute recipe that tastes just like the bakery, perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert.
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Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Danish, European
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Cooling Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 43 minutes
Servings: 6 pastries
Calories: 320kcal
Cost: $8

Equipment

  • Rolling pin
  • Pastry brush
  • Sharp knife
  • Whisk
  • Wire cooling rack
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper

Ingredients

For the Pastry Base

  • 1 sheet puff pastry thawed
  • 1 egg beaten, for egg wash
  • 2 tablespoon sugar granulated

For the Cream Cheese Filling

  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

For the Strawberry Topping

  • 1 ½ cups strawberries diced
  • 2 tablespoon strawberry jam
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoon water

For the Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2-3 tablespoon milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, lemon juice until smooth.
  • Simmer strawberries with jam, cornstarch slurry until thick. Cool.
  • Roll puff pastry, cut squares, fill with cheese and strawberry mix, fold corners, brush with egg, sprinkle sugar.
  • 400°F for 15–18 minutes until golden.
  • Rest pastries 10 minutes on rack.
  • Whisk sugar, milk, vanilla. Drizzle over pastries before serving.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 110g | Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 220mg | Potassium: 170mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 450IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1.5mg