Description
Delight your loved ones with these Delicious Strawberry Cream Cheese Heart Danishes, featuring flaky pastry and a luscious cream cheese filling, perfect for Valentine’s Day celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package (17.3 oz) pre-made puff pastry sheets (2 sheets)
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 1 egg, beaten
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Thaw the puff pastry sheets according to package instructions and roll out slightly on a floured surface.
- Using a heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out heart shapes from the rolled pastry, ensuring you have an even number.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together softened cream cheese and granulated sugar until smooth.
- Add vanilla extract and mix until well blended.
- Spoon about one tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture onto half of the heart shapes.
- Top each with sliced strawberries before placing another heart shape on top.
- Seal edges by pressing with fingers or using a fork.
- Brush each assembled danish with an egg wash.
- Place your danishes on a lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until puffed up and golden brown.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 danish (60g)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: - Use room-temperature cream cheese for easier mixing. - Swap strawberries for raspberries or blueberries for unique variations. - Allow danishes to cool slightly before glazing to prevent melting.