Name: Easy Cheese Danish
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 12 ounces (1½ packages) cream cheese, (softened); 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract; ½ cup granulated white sugar; Two 8-ounce tubes refrigerated crescent roll dough; ½ cup seedless raspberry or apricot jam ((more, as needed) ); 1 large egg, (beaten); 4 ounces sliced almonds

This Easy Cheese Danish is a rich and delicious treat for the whole family.

three pieces of easy cheese danish on a plate

You can make this Easy Cheese Danish with either raspberry or apricot jam (or if you have another favorite flavor). They’re topped with almonds and made with flaky crescent dough. If you’re looking for a decadent breakfast treat to make that is super easy, this is the one to try- especially if you love cheese danishes!

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Ingredients needed:

cream cheese
vanilla extract
white sugar
tubes of crescent roll dough
raspberry or apricot jam
egg
sliced almonds

four photos showing how to assemble an easy cheese danish for baking

How to make Easy Cheese Danish:

The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.

Preheat the oven to 350℉. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray or line with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the cream cheese, vanilla and sugar.

Unroll 1 can crescent dough on the prepared baking sheet, sealing the perforations. Spread the cream cheese mixture on the dough, leaving ¼-inch edge. Spread the jam on top.

Unroll the 2nd can of crescent roll dough and lay on top of the first layer. Seal the edges with the tines of a fork. Brush the top with beaten egg. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.

easy cheese danish on a baking sheet

Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool for at least 20 minutes or so (it will be difficult to cut it into nice slices if it’s too warm).

spatula holding piece of easy cheese danish

Cut and serve!

easy cheese danish on a plate

The inside of this danish is full of sweetened cream cheese flavored with either apricot or raspberry jam. The pastry is flaky and wonderful, and the sliced almonds add a little crunch to the top. Enjoy!

three pieces of easy cheese danish stacked

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Easy Cheese Danish

By RecipeGirl.com

You can make this danish with raspberry, apricot or your favorite fruity flavor.

Prep: 15

Cook: 30

Cooling Time: 20

Total: 1 5

Servings: 8 servings (1 Danish per serving)

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Ingredients

▢ 12 ounces (1½ packages) cream cheese, softened
▢ 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
▢ ½ cup granulated white sugar
▢ Two 8-ounce tubes refrigerated crescent roll dough
▢ ½ cup seedless raspberry or apricot jam (more, as needed)
▢ 1 large egg, beaten
▢ 4 ounces sliced almonds

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350℉. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray or line with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the cream cheese, vanilla and sugar.
Unroll 1 can crescent dough on the prepared baking sheet, sealing the perforations. Spread the cream cheese mixture on the dough, leaving ¼-inch edge. Spread the jam on top.
Unroll the 2nd can of crescent roll dough and lay on top of the first layer. Seal the edges with the tines of a fork. Brush the top with beaten egg. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.
Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool for at least 20 minutes or so (it will be difficult to cut it into nice slices if it's too warm), then cut and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 548kcal, Carbohydrates: 55g, Protein: 8g, Fat: 35g, Saturated Fat: 14g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g, Monounsaturated Fat: 10g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 66mg, Sodium: 595mg, Potassium: 186mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 31g, Vitamin A: 605IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 87mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.