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Three Strawberry cream cheese Danish on a white plate with fresh strawberries in the background.

Strawberry Danish

Erin Indahl-Fink
Love ordering a fresh strawberry cream cheese Danish at your local coffee shop? You can now make flaky, delicious Strawberry Danish at home with just 5 simple ingredients. Fresh, flaky and absolutely delicious!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 117 kcal

Equipment

  • Sheet Pan These USA stainless steel sheet pans are great for one-pan meals!
  • Parchment Paper Sheets These pre-cut parchment paper sheets are super convenient and the perfect size for lining a loaf pan.
  • Mixing Bowls These stainless steel mixing bowls are an essential cooking tool for every kitchen.
  • Rubber Scrapers These Cuisinart rubber scraper spatulas are fantastic for fillings, batters, and so much more!

Ingredients
  

Powdered Sugar Glaze:

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Place the thawed puff pastry sheet on a cutting board, and cut into 6 equal rectangles. Place pastry pieces on to the lined baking sheet.
    Puff pastry on a cutting board with pizza cutter for making cream cheese Danish.
  • In a mixing bowl, cream together the softened cream cheese, sweetener and vanilla extract until completely combined. Spoon out about 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture onto each pastry. Spread into the center of each pastry using a knife or off-set spatula.
    Cream cheese mixture spread over squares of puff pastry for making cream cheese Danish.
  • Add about 2 medium, sliced strawberries over the top of each cream cheese center.
    Sliced strawberries on top of cream cheese and puff pastry on a baking sheet before being baked.
  • Bake Danish at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until edges of puff pastry are golden brown.
  • While Danish bake, mix the powdered sugar glaze. In a small bowl, stir together the powdered sugar (or Swerve powdered sugar substitute), milk and vanilla. Mixture should be creamy and slightly thick.
  • Once Danish come out of the oven, let cool for 5 minutes. Drizzle each Danish with the glaze. Let cool for 10 more minutes before serving.

Notes

Storage: For best results, store any leftover pastries in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Pastries will keep for up to 5 days refrigerated.
Freezing: Baked pastries can be frozen. Make sure pastries are cooled completely to room temperature before freezing. Wrap individually and store in a zip-loc freezer bag. Pastries will keep for up to 3 months frozen.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 117kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 61mgPotassium: 66mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 261IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 0.1mg
Keyword strawberry cream cheese danish, stawberry Danish, strawberry cream cheese puff pastry, strawberry puff pastry
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