Simple but delicious cream cheese danish style crescent bake #breakfast

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.

Microwave the cream cheese for about 30 seconds to soften.

In a bowl, mix the softened cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar, and the egg yolk (save the egg white for later).

Mix with a spatula until combined, leaving some lumps.

Spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

Open the first can of crescent rolls and place it on the bottom of the baking dish, pinching the seams together.

Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the crescent rolls.

Open the second can of crescent rolls and place it on top, pinching the seams together.

Beat the reserved egg white with a whisk until broken up.

Spread the egg white evenly over the top layer of crescent rolls.

Sprinkle about a tablespoon of sugar over the top.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for 35 minutes, checking at 25 minutes to avoid burning.

Cooking Techniques

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