This shortcut cherry Danish is simple to make with refrigerated crescent dough sheets. Filled with a dollop each of sweetened, whipped cream cheese and cherry pie filling, and glazed after baking, they're delicious without being time-consuming.
Ingredients
- 1 , 8 ounce
- 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
- 0.25 cups white sugar
- 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract , divided
- 0.5 cups cherry pie filling
- 0.5 cups confectioners sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk , or as needed
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment.
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Without unrolling, slice crescent dough sheet into 10 equal portions. Place crescent dough rounds onto the prepared baking sheet. Press the back of a tablespoon into the center of each roll to make an indentation.
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3
For filling, add cream cheese, white sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to a bowl, and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Dollop filling into the indentations in the rolls.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes.
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5
Remove Danishes from the oven. Add a spoonful of cherry pie filling containing 4 or 5 cherries into each Danish.
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Return to the oven; bake until golden, about 9 minutes more.
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To glaze, whisk confectioner's sugar, remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and enough milk together to form a pourable glaze; drizzle over cherry-topped Danishes while still warm and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts
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