Almond Cheese Danish

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta offers a lighter texture while cottage cheese is more affordable.

sliced almonds

🥗Healthier: chopped walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats and sunflower seeds are budget-friendly.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index while granulated sugar is more economical.

almond extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla extract

💰Cheaper: imitation almond extract

Vanilla extract is often more accessible and less expensive.

Start with the cream cheese filling by mixing cream cheese, sugar, lemon zest, almond extract (1/4 teaspoon), and an egg yolk.

Add a small pinch of salt (mixed with sugar).

Mix together using a spatula and then a whisk until smooth.

Roll out store-bought puff pastry a little longer on each side.

Cut slits alongside the pastry without reaching the center to maintain its structure.

Place the cream cheese filling in the center and smooth it out.

Top with cherry pie filling (not the one with whole cherries).

Pinch the sliced dough from each side together to form a Danish shape.

Brush the top with an egg wash and sprinkle with sugar and sliced almonds.

Freeze for 10 minutes while preheating the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Bake for 25 minutes until puffed and golden.

Mix powdered sugar with milk and a touch of lemon to create a glaze.

Drizzle the glaze over the cooled Danish.

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