Description
Delicious heart-shaped danishes filled with cream cheese and fresh strawberries, perfect for breakfast or a sweet treat.
Ingredients
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- 1 sheet store bought puff pastry (thawed to package directions)
- 4 oz cream cheese (at room temperature)
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- red food coloring
- 1/2 cup diced strawberries
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp cold water
Instructions
- Thaw the puff pastry sheet as per package directions.
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, beat the room temperature cream cheese with sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Roll the puff pastry lightly and cut into heart shapes.
- Place a spoonful of the cream cheese mixture in the center of each heart.
- Add a few pieces of diced strawberry on top of the cream cheese.
- Add a drop or two of red food coloring to one or two strawberries if you want a brighter red accent.
- Beat 1 large egg with 1 tbsp cold water and brush the edges of the pastry with the egg wash.
- Bake until the pastry is puffed and golden, about 12–15 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack a few minutes before serving.
Notes
Serve warm or at room temperature. Optionally dust with powdered sugar for presentation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg