These easy puff pastry cheese Danish make quick work of fruit Danish-inspired delights! Simply thaw the pastry, cut into serving pieces, then dress with a simple cream cheese mixture. Top with fruit preserves or lemon curd, and add fresh fruit on top. With cherry preserves, use fresh cherry halves as a garnish. For blueberry preserves, use fresh whole blueberries. Garnish lemon curd with thinly sliced lemon. Enjoy as a breakfast treat, or for a mid-morning coffee break.
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry , thawed
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 2 teaspoons milk
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 6 tablespoons fruit preserves
- fresh fruit , optional
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
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2
Unfold thawed puff pastry on the prepared sheet pan and cut into 6 equal rectangles. Score each rectangle about 1/2-inch from edges on all four sides, being careful not to cut all the way through the pastry. Prick the pastry all over inside the score marks with a fork.
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3
In a small bowl, stir together cream cheese, sugar, milk, and lemon zest until mixture is smooth and sugar has dissolved.
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Divide cream cheese mixture evenly among puff pastry rectangles. Using a small offset spatula or a dinner knife, spread the cream cheese mixture over pastry up to the scored edge. Top each pastry with 1 tablespoon fruit preserves; garnish with fresh fruit.
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5
Bake in the center of the preheated oven until the crust is flaky and lightly browned, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove to cool on a rack for about 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
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