Here’s an easy bakery-style treat you can make in under 30 minutes 🥐✨
🧀 Crescent Roll Cheese Danishes
🛒 Ingredients (Makes 8 danishes)
- 1 can refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 4 oz (115 g) cream cheese, softened
- 3 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp lemon juice (optional, but delicious)
Glaze (optional but recommended):
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1–2 tbsp milk
- ¼ tsp vanilla
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2️⃣ Prepare dough
Unroll crescent dough and separate into 8 triangles.
Press two triangles together to form rectangles (pinch seams closed).
3️⃣ Make cream cheese filling
Mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, egg yolk, and lemon juice until smooth.
4️⃣ Shape danishes
Place rectangles on baking sheet.
Score a small border around the edge (don’t cut all the way through).
Add 1–2 tablespoons of filling in the center.
5️⃣ Bake
Bake 12–15 minutes until golden brown.
6️⃣ Glaze
Whisk powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. Drizzle over cooled danishes.
🍓 Optional Variations
- Add a spoonful of strawberry or blueberry jam on top of the filling
- Sprinkle sliced almonds before baking
- Add fresh berries before baking
- Dust with powdered sugar instead of glaze
If you’d like, I can also give you a savory version, a lemon cheesecake style, or an air fryer method 😊
