Strawberry Cream Cheese Danish
Discover how to easily prepare a flavorful treat with this Strawberry Cream Cheese Danish recipe. You can serve Danishes as a quick breakfast on the go or a sweet dessert to eat after dinner.
A danish is a slightly sweet pastry that is similar to croissants and donuts, but unique in its own way. Some danishes are plain, but others have different types of fillings. For this recipe, you will learn how to make a Strawberry Cream Cheese Danish. The sweet taste of the strawberry fruit filling pairs perfectly with the cream cheese. You can have this danish for breakfast or dessert when you are in the mood for a light yet delicious pastry.
Essential Equipment to Use When Making the Strawberry Cream Cheese Danish
If you like baking, you might have the equipment needed to make danishes. It is important to have these items:
- Parchment Paper. Use parchment paper to keep your pastry dough from sticking to different surfaces, such as your kitchen table.
- Baking Sheets. You will place your pastry dough for the danishes on the baking sheet before putting them in the oven.
- Pastry Brush. Use a pastry brush to add a coating over your danish.
- Zester. When adding lemon zest, it helps to have a zester tool to make it easier.
These are the most important items to have with your ingredients when you prepare the Strawberry Cream Cheese Danish.
The Ingredients Needed to Prepare the Strawberry Cream Cheese Danish
The ingredients you will need to have when preparing the Strawberry Cream Cheese Danish include:
- Strawberries. Use two cups of fresh strawberries. Make sure to rinse them off beforehand.
- Sugar. Measure out one cup of sugar to use in this recipe.
- Lemon Zest. Use your zester to get the zest of one lemon for your danishes.
- Puff Pastry Sheets. Make your own puff pastry or save yourself some time by purchasing the sheets at the store.
- Cream Cheese. Use your favorite brand of cream cheese to add to your danishes.
It is also necessary to have powdered sugar and milk to make the perfect sweet icing to drizzle over each Strawberry Cream Cheese Danish.
How to Store the Strawberry Cream Cheese Danish
Place parchment paper in a large food storage container. Set your Strawberry Cream Cheese Danish on top of the parchment paper, leaving a bit of space between each danish. Put the lid on the container and leave them in the kitchen or store them in the fridge. When refrigerated, the danishes tend to last up to a week long. If you do not have a container large enough to hold the danishes, wrap them individually in plastic wrap and place them in a large zipper-sealed plastic storage bag.
Different Variations of the Danish
If strawberries are not your favorite or if someone in the household has a strawberry allergy, no worries. You can remove the strawberries and keep all the other ingredients the same. You can have just cream cheese inside the danish, or you can add other fruits, such as peaches, blueberries, and apple slices. If you do not have fresh fruit, you can use pie filling with this recipe!
How to Make the Danishes
Warm the milk, add yeast and sugar. Stir and let sit for ten minutes. Add the egg yolks, flour, salt and butter to the mixing dough.
After 10 mins add the yeast mixture and mix on medium speed for 15 mins.
Carefully remove the dough and roll out on a lightly floured surface.
Knead the dough just a little until smooth and in a ball shape.
Add oil to a bowl, place the dough on top and then cover with a towel. Place in a warm area (ie on the back burner of the oven while it's on warm). Let rise for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350.
After one hour, pat down the dough, lightly knead it and then separate it into 10-12 balls. Place the balls on parchment-lined baking sheets (no more than 6 dough balls per sheet)
Create a well with the bottom of a sturdy glass OR use a rounded measuring spoon. Brush with egg wash (1 egg + 1 tsp water) Fill the center with the cream cheese filling. Strawberry Jam or preserves and Top with crumble
Bake for 18-20 mins
Notes:
The cream cheese filling is not going to melt. It will hold together during baking, so add as much or as little as you’d like
Homemade Strawberry Creamcheese Danish
Ingredients
Dough
- 1 cup warm whole milk
- 1 packet active dry yeast
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 4 whole egg yolks
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 6 tbsp room temp unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- strawberry preserves
Cream Cheese Filling
- 1.5-2 blocks cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Crumble
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp melted butter
Instructions
- Warm the milk, add yeast and sugar. Stir and let sit for ten minutes
- Add the egg yolks, flour, salt and butter to the mixing dough.
- After 10 mins add the yeast mixture and mix on medium speed for 15 mins.
- Carefully remove the dough and roll out on a lightly floured surface
- Knead the dough just a little until smooth and in a ball shape
- Add oil to a bowl, place the dough on top and then cover with a towel.
- Place in a warm area (ie on the back burner of the oven while its on warm)
- Let rise for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350
- Pat down the dough, lightly knead it and then separate it into 10-12 balls
- Place the balls on parchment lined baking sheets (no more than 6 dough balls per sheet)
- Create a well with the bottom of a sturdy glass OR use a rounded measuring spoon.
- Brush with egg wash (1 egg + 1 tsp water)
- Fill the center with the cream cheese filling
- Add Strawberry Jam or preserves
- Top with crumble
- Bake for 18-20 mins
Notes
much or as little as you’d like
