Shortcut Cherry Danish

Ingredients

• 1 crescent dough sheet , 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

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment.

2. 2

   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.

3. 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.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes.

5. 5

   Remove Danishes from the oven. Add a spoonful of cherry pie filling containing 4 or 5 cherries into each Danish.

6. 6

   Return to the oven; bake until golden, about 9 minutes more.

7. 7

   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.