Strawberry Danish
Made in less than 30 minutes, this easy Strawberry Danish made with puff pastry comes together in a flash! This recipe combines cream cheese, fresh strawberries, and puff pastry baked to golden flaky perfection, this is the perfect breakfast pastry!
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Servings: 8 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 block cream cheese softened to room temperature (250g)
- ¼ cup granulated white sugar
- 2 cups diced strawberries
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 cup strawberry jam
- 1 box (2 sheets) puff pastry thawed (454g)
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the cream cheese and granulated white sugar. Mix until well combined. Set it aside.
- In another bowl, combine the strawberries, lemon juice, and brown sugar. Mix well and set aside.
- Heat the oven to 400F.
- Roll out the puff pastry and cut each sheet into four pieces, transferring them to a parchment lined sheet pan.
- Using a paring knife, lightly score a border inside of each puff pastry, without cutting through it. Then dock the inside with a fork.
- To the middle of each puff pastry, add approximately a tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture up to the scored border.
- Add a tablespoon of strawberry jam on top of the cream cheese and spread over top.
- Add the diced strawberries on top and brush the edges of each puff pastry with milk.
- Bake for 18 minutes or until the puff pastry is golden. Allow the pastry to cool for 5 minutes before serving warm.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 585kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 255mg | Potassium: 175mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 431IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 2mg