Strawberries & Cream Breakfast Braid
Erin Indahl-Fink
The ultimate strawberry cream cheese danish! This scrumptious Strawberry Danish Breakfast Braid is made with store-bought crescent dough and a few other simple ingredients, making it incredibly easy to make. Perfect for your next brunch or weekend breakfast!
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 18 minutes mins
Total Time 33 minutes mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 168 kcal
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
On parchment paper, roll out the crescent dough and pinch together any holes or perforations.
In a bowl, cream together the 4 oz. cream cheese and 2 Tbsp. of granulated sugar. Spread into the center of the dough, leaving about 4" on each side. Using kitchen shears or a knife, cut diagonal 1" strips along the sides of the dough.
Rinse and cut the strawberries. In a bowl, add the remaining 2 Tbsp of sugar and the cornstarch. Mix together to coat the berries. Pour the berries over the top of the cream cheese area of the dough.
Gently fold over each end of the dough on to the berries. Continue with all the strips of the dough until all the strawberries are encased. Sprinkle the top of the dough with the turbinado or raw sugar granules. Bake at 375 for 15-18 minutes or until dough is golden brown.
While pastry is baking, mix together the glaze by creaming together the powdered sugar, cream cheese and milk. Mix until smooth.
When breakfast braid comes out of the oven, drizzle with glaze. Slice and serve.
Some stores carry non-perforated crescent sheets. I highly recommend using these instead of the perforated sheets.
If fresh strawberries are out of season, feel free to use frozen berries. Let them thaw prior to mixing with the sugar and corn starch.
Serving: 1slicesCalories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 64mgPotassium: 84mgFiber: 1gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 271IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 0.2mg
Keyword strawberry cream cheese danish, strawberry danish, breakfast braid