Easy Strawberry Danish Recipe: A Perfect Summer Treat
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 40 min
- Serves
- 12
- Calories
- 250 kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cupssliced strawberries
- 1 tablespooncornstarch
- 1 tablespoonsugar
- 8 ozcream cheese, room temperature
- ½ cuppowdered sugar
- 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
- 2 sheetspuff pastry, thawed
- 1 largeegg, lightly beaten with 1 teaspoon water
- 2 - 3 tablespoonssugar for topping, optional
- ¼ cupstrawberry jam, optional for topping
- 1 cuppowdered sugar for glaze
- ½ teaspoonvanilla extract for glaze
- 2 - 3 tablespoonsmilk for glaze
Instructions
- 1
Thaw puff pastry at room temperature for about 30 - 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 F (204 C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- 2
In a mixing bowl, combine sliced strawberries, sugar, and cornstarch. Mix well and let sit for 15 minutes.
- 3
In another bowl, mix room temperature cream cheese until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, mixing until well combined. Adjust flavor if necessary.
- 4
Unfold puff pastry sheet and cut along the folds to create six smaller rectangles. Score a border about ¼ inch from the edges.
- 5
Spread 1 tablespoon of cream cheese filling in the center of each rectangle and layer with fresh strawberries. Brush edges with beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar, if desired.
- 6
Chill in the fridge for 15 - 20 minutes before baking, to allow the pastry to puff up beautifully. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until golden brown.
- 7
Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Top with optional strawberry jam or a vanilla glaze made from powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract.