Description
This Decadent Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish recipe features buttery puff pastry, tangy cream cheese filling, and sweet blueberries for a bakery-quality breakfast or dessert at home. Perfect for brunch, holidays, or a sweet treat, it’s easy, flaky, and indulgent.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)
- 3 tbsp powdered sugar (for glaze)
- 1 tbsp milk (for glaze)
Instructions
- In a bowl, beat softened cream cheese, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and lemon zest until smooth.
- Unroll and slightly roll out the puff pastry sheet on parchment. Score a 1-inch border around the edges.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture inside the scored border, avoiding the edges.
- Sprinkle blueberries evenly over the filling.
- Brush the edges with the beaten egg.
- Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 20 to 25 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
- Let cool slightly. Mix powdered sugar and milk to create glaze.
- Drizzle glaze over the danish.
- Slice and serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast/Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 danish
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: Blueberry, Cream Cheese, Danish, Pastry