Easy Cheese Danish
Serve up a lovely morning pastry to your favorite people with this Easy Cheese Danish recipe so quick and delicious it feels like a miracle!
Servings: 12 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cans refrigerated crescent roll dough 10 ounces each
- 1 package cream cheese, diced 8 ounces
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk or half and half
- 1 tablespoon butter softened
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
- Line the bottom of the baking pan with one can of crescent rolls. Pinch all seams together to seal.
- In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese, granulated sugar, sour cream, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Spread the filling on top of the crescent dough. Place the second can of dough on top of the filling.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes.
- In a small bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar, milk, butter, and almond extract.
- After the danish has cooled, drizzle with icing.
Notes
- You can enjoy this pastry cold, at room temperature, or heated up.
Nutrition
Serving: 1square | Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 364mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 0.001g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 291IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg
