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Cream cheese and cherry Danish recipe

cherry danish

This is a perfect combination of sweet and savory mixed together. Get creative and try different pie fillings… how about apple pie filling with ½ teaspoon of cinnamon?

Cream Cheese and Cherry Danish

  • 1 can biscuits
  • 1 can crescent rolls
  • 2 blocks cream cheese (8 ounces each)
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 can cherry pie filling*

Drizzle:

  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • Water

cherry danishPreheat oven to 350*.
Line a 9x13 pan with no stick foil.
Place biscuits on the bottom of the pan and spread out and press together.
Whip together cheese, sugar and vanilla.
Spread cheese mixture over crust.
Top with cherries.
On wax paper, unroll crescent rolls and connect at the seems. Remove and lay over cherries.
Bake for 33 minutes.
Mix ingredients for drizzle and after Danish cools for 15-20 minutes, drizzle over the top with a spoon.
Serve warm then refrigerate leftovers.

* Try using blueberry, apple, strawberry or peach pie filling in the place of cherry for a different taste!
 

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Comments

  • Kendra 2 years ago

    mmmm . . .I wonder if you could use raspberry jam instead of the cherry pie filling? I may have to try that!

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