Cheese Heart Danishes

Name: Cheese Heart Danishes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 33 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 sheets of frozen puff pastry, thawed; 8oz lite or regular cream cheese; 1/3 cup cane sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 egg yolk; egg wash; 1 cup strawberries, diced

7 steps

Prep:10minCook:23min

These Cheese Heart Danishes are a must-make this Valentine's Day. They come together in just about 30 minutes and are filled with a sweet cream cheese filling and topped with fresh strawberries. They are crispy, flakey, and perfectly golden brown!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:48:46 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories310.7 kcal (16%)

Total Fat16.5 g (24%)

Carbs33.2 g (13%)

Sugars11.4 g (13%)

Protein6.8 g (14%)

Sodium289.8 mg (14%)

Fiber1.3 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

2 sheetsfrozen puff pastry

thawed

8 ozlite cream cheese

or regular

⅓ cupcane sugar

1 tspvanilla extract

1egg yolk

egg wash

1 cupstrawberries

diced

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350F and prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper.

Step 2

Next, make the cream cheese filling by adding in the softened cream cheese, egg yolk, sugar and vanilla extract into an electric mixer. Mix on medium to high speed for 45-60 seconds or until ingredients are well incorporated. Set aside.

Step 3

Next, roll out the thawed puff pastry sheets and cut out hearts with a heart-shaped cookie cutter.

Step 4

Then, using a knife, score around the edges of the heart, see photos above.

Step 5

Place the hearts on the prepared baking sheet and, inside the scored edge, fill each heart with the cream cheese filling and then top with diced strawberries.

Step 6

Brush the edges with the egg wash and place in the oven to bake for 23-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Step 7

Dust with powdered sugar if desired and enjoy warm or at room temperature.