Description
Indulge in these delectable Strawberry Cream Cheese Heart Danishes, featuring a buttery puff pastry, creamy filling, and fresh strawberries, perfect for any romantic occasion or sweet breakfast treat.
Ingredients
Scale
1 sheet store-bought puff pastry (thawed to package directions)
4 oz cream cheese
at room temperature
2 tbsp white sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Red food colouring (optional)
1/2 cup diced strawberries
1 large egg
1 tbsp cold water
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll out the puff pastry on a floured surface and cut it into heart shapes using a cookie cutter.
- In a bowl, beat together the cream cheese, white sugar, vanilla extract, and optional red food coloring until smooth.
- Gently fold in the diced strawberries into the cream cheese mixture.
- Place a spoonful of the filling in the center of each heart-shaped pastry cutout.
- Fold the edges of the pastry over the filling, and use a fork to seal the edges.
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg with cold water to make an egg wash, then brush it over the pastries.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Let cool slightly before serving. Enjoy your Strawberry Cream Cheese Heart Danishes!
Notes
Make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature for easy mixing. These can be prepared a day in advance and baked just before serving.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 danish
- Calories: 260 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
Keywords: Strawberry Cream Cheese Heart Danishes, dessert, pastry, baking, strawberries