Strawberry Cream Cheese Heart Danish
Delicious Strawberry Cream Cheese Heart Danish made with puff pastry and fresh strawberries.
Equipment
- Oven
- mixing bowl
- Cookie Cutter
- baking sheet
Ingredients
Pastry
- 2 sheets frozen puff pastry thawed
- 1 large egg beaten (for egg wash)
Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Topping
- fresh strawberries sliced
- powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Mix together cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract. Set aside.
- Wash and slice strawberries. Set aside.
- Unfold pastry and gently roll out creases.
- Use a heart cookie cutter to cut out hearts. Make a smaller heart indent inside the larger heart.
- Brush the outer edge of the hearts with beaten egg.
- Spoon about ½ tablespoon cream cheese mixture onto the smaller heart, leaving the border around the edge.
- Top cream cheese mixture with a slice or two of strawberries.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown.
- Let danishes cool slightly and dust with powdered sugar.
- Best served on the day they are made, either warm or room temperature.
Notes
This makes approximately 18 heart pastries, but will vary depending on the size of your cookie cutter.
Nutrition
Serving: 1pieceCalories: 230kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3.5gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 400IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 0.5mg
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