Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • 6 ounces cream cheese (at room temperature)
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 8 ounces frozen puff pastry (thawed (1 sheet))
  • 3/4 cup raspberry jam
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3-4 tablespoons water

Instruction

  • Preheat your oven to 360 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
  • In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest until smooth. Set aside.
  • Lay out the sheet of puff pastry on the prepared baking sheet. Cut the dough into 8 rectangular pieces.
  • Brush each piece of pastry with a thin layer of raspberry jam. (This help keeps the pastry from getting too soft from the cream cheese.) Spread 1 tablespoon of sweetened cream cheese over each pastry piece. Then divide the remaining jam evenly between the pieces and spread it out over the cream cheese.
  • Take opposite corners of one pastry piece and firmly pinch them together in the middle of the danish so they'll stay together while baking. Repeat with the remaining pastry.
  • Beat the egg in a small bowl. Brush the egg wash over the outsides of each danish.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes o until golden brown and baked through.
  • Remove the danishes from the oven and let cool completely.
  • If you'd like to add some glaze on top of the danishes: Add the powdered sugar to a mixing bowl and 2 tablespoons of water. Add 1 teaspoon of water at a time, whisking as you go until the glaze reaches the desired consistency.
  • Drizzle the glaze over the cooled danishes and enjoy!