Super Easy Cream Cheese Danish

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta is lower in fat and can provide a similar texture.

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: homemade pastry dough

Phyllo is lighter and can be made at home easily.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with fewer calories.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Let the cream cheese sit at room temperature for easier mixing.

In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract.

Spray a 9 by 13 baking dish with nonstick spray.

Open one can of crescent rolls and lay it in the bottom of the baking dish, pressing the seams together.

Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the crescent rolls in the baking dish.

Open the second can of crescent rolls, flatten it in your hands, and gently lay it on top of the cream cheese mixture.

Brush melted butter evenly over the top of the crescent rolls.

Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes until golden brown.

In a separate bowl, mix powdered sugar with milk and a little vanilla extract to create a glaze.

Pour the glaze over the warm danish after baking.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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