Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish
This Christmas Danish is an easy Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish filled with cherry pie filling! An Easy Danish for breakfast recipe!
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz can of refrigerated crescent rolls
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup cherry pie filling
- 1 tablespoon butter
- decorating sugar
Instructions
- First you are going to preheat your oven to 375 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Generously spray the parchment paper with nonstick cooking spray.
- Unroll the crescent rolls and cut each of the 8 triangles in half lengthwise. Place the triangles onto the baking sheet, in a row, placing all of the points in one direction.
- Press the overlapping edges of the crescent rolls together with your fingers. Leave the triangle points free.
- Shape into a candy cane shape.
- In a small mixing bowl, use the back of a spoon to mix together the cream cheese, sugar and pure vanilla extract.
- Spread mixture onto the overlapping, pressed down pieces of the crescent rolls.
- Top the cream cheese mixture off with the cherry pie filling.
- Fold over the tips of the rolls across the top of the filling. Then tuck the ends of the triangle under the dough.
- Use a pastry brush to spread melted butter onto the dough and sprinkle it with decorating sugar.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes or until golden brown.
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Notes
This Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish is best served warm.