The EASIEST Homemade Danish Recipe You Need To Try #bakewithme

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta provides a lighter texture and fewer calories.

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: homemade pastry dough

Phyllo is lower in fat and can be made at home for cost savings.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

butter

🥗Healthier: margarine

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Margarine reduces saturated fat, while oil is often more affordable.

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Take a block of softened cream cheese and add powdered sugar to it, mixing until combined.

Add 1 egg yolk, vanilla extract, and a little bit of lemon juice to the cream cheese mixture and set aside.

Open the crescent rolls and cut them along the pre-marked lines to create rounds.

Flatten the crescent rolls into circular disc shapes using a glass.

Pipe the cream cheese mixture onto the flattened crescent rounds.

Add about 1 teaspoon of raspberry filling on top of the cream cheese mixture.

Brush the tops of the rounds with the leftover egg white for a nice brown crust.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown.

While the crescent rolls are baking, prepare the icing by mixing powdered sugar, a little milk, and lemon juice.

Once the crescent rolls are out and cooled a bit, drizzle the icing on top.

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