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starbucks cream cheese danish recipe

Cream Cheese Danish Recipe

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 sheet (about 9 oz / 255 g) frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 8 oz (225 g) full-fat block cream cheese
  • 3 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 2 tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp milk (for glaze)

Method
 

  1. Beat the cream cheese, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and lemon juice together until smooth and thick, about 1 to 2 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment. Cut the puff pastry into 6 equal rectangles and score a half-inch border on each, cutting partway through.
  3. Spoon about 1 heaping tablespoon of cream cheese filling into the center of each rectangle, keeping it inside the scored border.
  4. Whisk the egg and milk together and brush the egg wash over the exposed pastry borders only.
  5. Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 18 to 20 minutes until the borders are deep golden brown and puffed.
  6. Stir together the powdered sugar and milk for the glaze, drizzle over the warm danishes, and serve.

Notes

These are best eaten the day they're made, but they reheat well in a toaster oven the next morning. If your puff pastry is tearing when you try to cut it, it's probably still a little too cold from the fridge — let it sit at room temperature for 3 to 4 minutes and try again. The glaze sets quickly, so drizzle it right before you serve rather than letting it sit on the pastry.