Strawberry Cream Cheese Heart Danishes
Delightful heart-shaped danishes filled with creamy strawberry cream cheese, perfect for any occasion.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 package store-bought puff pastry
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, chopped
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Prepare your puff pastry by letting it thaw for about 30 minutes on the countertop.
- Cut the rolled pastry into heart shapes and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Make the cream cheese filling by beating together the softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Assemble the danishes by dolloping the cream cheese filling onto the center of each pastry and topping with chopped strawberries.
- Form the hearts by placing one pastry on top of another and pinching them together at the bottom.
- Brush the egg wash over the tops of each danish.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown and puffed up.
- Cool on a wire rack and dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
These danishes can be prepared ahead of time and frozen before baking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 danish
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
Keywords: strawberry danishes, cream cheese pastries, heart-shaped desserts, sweet pastries