Cranberry Cream Cheese Puff Pastry Danish

Cranberry cream cheese Danishes made with Puff Pastry dough and drizzled with orange glaze.

This Cranberry Cream Cheese Puff Pastry Danish with a tantalizing sweet orange glaze has flaky layers of golden puff pastry enveloping a luscious pre-made cream cheese filling, perfectly balanced with the tangy sweetness of cranberries. As you take a bite, the creamy and tart flavors dance on your tongue, creating a symphony of taste. But wait, there's more! A drizzle of irresistible sweet orange glaze cascades over the Danish, adding a citrusy zing that takes it to a whole new level of deliciousness.

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Course: Breakfast

Keyword: breakfast pastry, center of each pastry, cream cheese filling, danish pastries, danish pastry dough, danish puff pastry, danish puff recipe, flaky pastry, flaky puff pastry, homemade puff pastry, puff pastry cream cheese danishes, puff pastry dough, puff pastry recipe, puff pastry sheets, store-bought puff pastry, traditional danish dough

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 14

Additional Time: 10

Total Time: 34

Servings: - 16

Calories: 242kcal

Author: Mindy

Ingredients

Cranberry Danish Ingredients

2 Packages Puff Pastry Dough
1 Tub Philadelphia No Bake Cream Cheese Filling
1 - 2 Cups Cranberry Sauce or other flavored jam
1 Egg
1 Tablespoon Water

Orange Glaze Ingredients

1 Cup Powdered Sugar
2 Tablespoons Orange Juice
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Tablespoon Orange Zest

Instructions

Remove the puff pastry sheets from the freezer or refrigerator and allow it to warm to room temperature. Unroll the dough, leaving it on the parchment paper it came wrapped in or roll it out on a lightly floured surface.
Cut each package of danish pastry dough into 6 or 8 rectangles and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Use a pairing knife to score a smaller rectangle inside each dough rectangle, being careful to not cut all the way through the dough.
Add 1-2 tablespoons of cheesecake filling to the center of each pastry rectangle, followed by 1-2 tablespoons of cranberry sauce or jam.
Whisk the egg and water together and use a pastry brush to brush the egg wash around the edge of each rectangle on the exposed pastry dough.
Bake the pastries at 400 degrees for 14-16 minutes, then remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes.
For the Orange Glaze: Whisk together the powdered sugar, orange juice, and vanilla extract until smooth or combine with an electric mixer. Carefully stir in the orange zest then drizzle the glaze over each flaky pastry.

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