20-Min Cream Cheese Danish
Thawed puff pastry sheets topped with sweetened cream cheese and a golden egg wash, baked until puffy and crispy. Ready in 20 minutes—no laminating, no waiting.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 8
- Calories
- 285
- Protein
- 5g
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Ingredients
- 2 sheets puff pastry sheets (thawed)
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 large egg (for egg wash)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
Stir cream cheese and sugar together until smooth and well combined.
- 3
Lay puff pastry sheets on the baking sheet and spread cream cheese mixture evenly across each.
- 4
Whisk the egg with 1 tbsp water, then brush the pastry edges with the egg wash.
- 5
Bake for 12-15 minutes until pastry is puffed and golden brown on top.
- 6
Cool for 2 minutes on the pan, then slice into squares and serve warm.
Tools you’ll need
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- oven
- small bowl
- whisk
- pastry brush
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