Easy Breakfast Cheese Danish - Delicious homemade breakfast cheese danish made quick and easy with a buttery and flaky pastry and soft cream cheese filling.
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This easy Breakfast Cheese Danish is incredibly simple to make and tastes absolutely amazing! The flaky crescent roll dough and creamy filling make for the perfect breakfast food for the whole family any day of the week.
Not only is it easy to make, but it’s easy to store and make ahead of time for those busy mornings! This breakfast cheese danish recipe is also easy to customize and alter to your preferences, so feel free to add your favorite fruits and toppings and enjoy!
SO, WHAT IS A CHEESE DANISH?
A cheese danish is a flaky pastry with a sweet cream cheese center encased in a buttery crust. The pastry is made with layered dough, while the filling consists of cream cheese, sugar, and lemon juice, baked until warm and optionally topped with a glaze or nuts.
HOW TO MAKE AN EASY BREAKFAST DANISH:
Before you get started, make sure to grab the following ingredients:
- Refrigerated crescent rolls
- Cream cheese
- Sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Egg
- Egg white
- Powdered sugar
- Milk
Once you’ve gathered all your ingredients, preheat the oven to 350ºF, grease a 9x13 baking pan, then follow the steps below for a quick and easy breakfast dish!
PREPARING THE CRESCENT ROLL CRUST:
- Roll out one can of crescent rolls and place them in your prepared pan. Using your fingers, gently close all seams so the entire bottom of the dish is covered.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and egg until smooth.
- Spread this mixture over crescent roll dough.
- Roll the remaining can of crescent rolls out on top of cream cheese mixture, gently close any seams, then brush beaten egg white over top of crescent roll dough.
MIXING UP THE CHEESE DANISH ICING:
- Bake for 35-45 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
- Prepare icing by whisking powdered sugar, milk, and ½ teaspoon vanilla together.
- Drizzle icing over top.
- Cut and serve.
TIPS FOR MAKING A PILLSBURY CRESCENT ROLL BREAKFAST CHEESE DANISH
- To prevent the filling from pouring out the sides of the danish, make sure to not put too much cream cheese filling in the pastry.
- While working with one can of the dough, keep the other can in the refrigerator until ready to use. The pastry dough is easiest to work with when it's cold.
- In place of a powdered sugar glaze, you could opt for a fruit syrup or chocolate syrup sweetened with maple syrup or honey.
- Enhance the flavor by incorporating strawberry or raspberry jam alongside the cream cheese for a delightful taste experience!
WHAT OTHER INGREDIENTS CAN I ADD TO A CHEESE DANISH?
This cheese danish is super easy to customize and tastes delicious with a variety of add-ins.
Many people use jams, jellies, and pie fillings such as cherry, apple, blueberry, blackberry, orange zest, and apricot in their danishes. Adding fresh fruit is also a great way to change up the recipe.
WHAT IS THE BEST CHEESE TO ADD TO A CHEESE DANISH?
In this recipe, we use plain cream cheese and mix it with powdered sugar, egg yolk, egg white milk and vanilla extract.
Cream cheese works wonderfully in desserts due to its smooth texture and gentle taste.
CAN I MAKE A HOMEMADE CHEESE DANISH AHEAD OF TIME?
The filling can be made a day ahead and stored covered in the refrigerator. It can also be frozen ahead of time; just make sure to defrost before serving!
HOW DO YOU STORE A HOMEMADE CHEESE DANISH?
This cheese danish tastes best immediately after baking, but it can also be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days.
CAN YOU FREEZE A BREAKFAST CHEESE DANISH?
A homemade cheese danish can be stored in an airtight container in the freezer for 3-4 weeks. Defrost at room temperature for 2-3 hours before heating and serving.
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Easy Breakfast Cheese Danish
Ingredients
- 2 cans refrigerated crescent rolls
- 2 - 8 oz blocks cream cheese
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla (divided)
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white (beaten)
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Prepare 9x13 baking dish by spraying it with cooking spray.
- Roll out one can of crescent rolls and place them in your prepared pan. Using your fingers, gently close all seams so the entire bottom of the dish is covered.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and egg until smooth.
- Spread this mixture over crescent roll dough.
- Roll remaining can of crescent rolls out on top of cream cheese mixture.
- Again, gently close any seams.
- Brush beaten egg white over top of crescent roll dough.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes or until top is golden brown.
- Prepare icing by whisking powdered sugar, milk, and ½ teaspoon vanilla together.
- Drizzle icing over top.
- Cut and serve.
Notes
- You can add in jams, jellies and pie fillings for a bit of extra flavor. I like to use apple, blueberry, or cherry.
- Make sure you don’t add too much cream cheese filling to the danish to prevent it from pouring out of the sides.
- Substitute the powdered sugar glaze for honey, maple syrup or chocolate syrup.
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