Description
Indulge in the delightful experience of making Fruit and Cream Cheese Danish Pastry, a visually stunning and scrumptious addition to any breakfast or brunch spread. These pastries feature a flaky puff pastry base topped with a creamy filling and vibrant fresh fruits, making them not only a treat for the taste buds but also an eye-catching centerpiece. Perfect for weekend mornings or special occasions, this easy recipe allows you to customize flavors with your favorite fruits or extracts. In just under an hour, you’ll have warm, golden pastries that will impress family and friends alike!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box of puff pastry dough (2 sheets), thawed
- 1 8-ounce block of cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons lime juice, freshly squeezed or bottled
- Lime zest from one whole lime
- 2–1/2 teaspoons Mexican vanilla (or vanilla extract)
- Fresh blueberries, rinsed and dried
- Fresh strawberries, stems removed and cut in half
- 3 tablespoons melted butter, for brushing
- Sanding sugar
- Optional garnish: additional lime zest
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) and prepare baking sheets lined with silicone mats or parchment paper.
- Unfold the thawed puff pastry sheets on a lightly-floured board. With a large 4.5-inch biscuit cutter, cut out 4 rounds of dough from each piece. Lightly score the rounds with a slightly-smaller biscuit cutter or drinking glass. Transfer the puff pastry rounds to baking sheets lined with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. Gather together the remaining scraps of dough and roll out to create two or three more danish pastry circles.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add cream cheese, sour cream, granulated sugar, lime juice, lime zest, and vanilla extract. Mix until all ingredients are fully incorporated and the consistency is smooth and creamy. Place two tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture in the center of each puff pastry circle and spread it out, leaving a 1/4-inch rim.
- Arrange blueberries on half of the rounds. Artistically arrange strawberries on the rest of the batch.
- Bake for 15–16 minutes or until the rims of the puff pastry desserts are lightly golden brown.
- Allow the cheese danish to cool to room temperature. If desired, add a light sprinkling of lime zest to the middle of the strawberry breakfast pastries.
- Serve with coffee, milk, orange juice or tea.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 danish pastry (75g)
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg