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Cream Cheese & Cherry Danish Pastry

Flaky puff pastry filled with sweet cream cheese and juicy cherry filling, baked until golden and irresistible.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Servings: 8 pastries
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Autumn
Calories: 260

Ingredients
  

Pastry
  • 2 sheets puff pastry thawed
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 0.33 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup cherry pie filling
  • 1 egg for egg wash

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Baking sheet
  • Wire rack
  • Hand mixer or stand mixer

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Roll out puff pastry and cut into squares or rectangles.
  3. Beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and egg yolk until smooth.
  4. Score a border around each pastry and fill centers with cream cheese mixture.
  5. Top with cherry filling and brush edges with egg wash.
  6. Bake 18–22 minutes until puffed and golden.
  7. Cool slightly on a wire rack before serving.

Notes

Serve warm or at room temperature. Optional powdered sugar glaze can be added after cooling.