Easy Cherry Danish Food

DANISH PASTRY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and 2/3 cup of flour. Divide into 2 equal parts, and roll each half between 2 pieces of waxed paper into a 6 x12 inch sheet. Refrigerate.
• In a large bowl, mix together the dry yeast and 3 cups of the remaining flour. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the milk, sugar and salt. Heat to 115 degrees F (43 degrees C), or just warm, but not hot to the touch. Mix the warm milk mixture into the flour and yeast along with the eggs, and lemon and almond extracts. Stir for 3 minutes. Knead in the remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time until the dough is firm and pliable. Set aside to rest until double in size.
• Cut the dough in half, and roll each half out to a 14 inch square. Place one sheet of the cold butter onto each piece of dough, and fold the dough over it like the cover of a book. Seal edges by pressing with fingers. Roll each piece out to a 20x 12 inch rectangle, then fold into thirds by folding the long sides in over the center. Repeat rolling into a large rectangle, and folding into thirds. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Remove from the refrigerator one at a time, and roll and fold each piece two more times. Return to the refrigerator to chill again before shaping. If the butter gets too warm, the dough will become difficult to manage.
• To make danishes, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. The dough can be cut into squares, with a filling placed in the center. Fold 2 of the corners over the center to form a filled diamond shape. Or, fold the piece in half, cut into 1 inch strips, stretch, twist and roll into a spiral. Place a dollop of preserves or other filling in the center. Place danishes on an ungreased baking sheet, and let rise until doubled. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (220 degrees C). Danishes can be brushed with egg white for a shiny finish.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the bottoms are golden brown.

CHERRY CHEESE DANISH RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Lay out one roll of puff pastry and cut it in half and then in half again. Making 4 even squares.
• Leaving a ½ centimeter edge, start ½ centimeter in from the corner and cut parallel to one side not quite to the middle. Start from where you cut at the corner and make an L going down the other side but not all the way to the middle. Do this on each corner. (see photo for example)
• Repeat on all 4 squares.
• Mix cream cheese, sugar and Bourbon in a bowl. Put one scant teaspoon in the middle of each corner of the pastry.
• Place one cherry and small amount of filling on each cream cheese corner.
• Dip finger in water and dampen each corner to help them stick.
• Fold each cut corner piece into the middle making sure to press slightly so it will hold. Put one cherry in the middle.
• Repeat with second roll of pastry.
• Bake for 12 min.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Enjoy!

EASY CHERRY DANISH RECIPE WITH CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Remove crescent dough from can, but DO NOT unroll. Cut dough into 8 slices and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Press each slice into 3 inch round pieces, making sure to leaving ridge around outer edge.
• In small bowl, mix together cream cheese and 4 tablespoons powdered sugar. Spoon about 2 teaspoons cream cheese mixture on center of each piece of dough and spread around the center.
• Top the cream cheese mixture with 1 teaspoon cherry pie filling. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 4- 5 minutes on cookie sheet before moving them.
• In a small bowl, mix 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 2-3 teaspoons of milk. Start with 2 tsp of milk and add more for your desired constancy. Drizzle glaze over Danish using a spoon and serve warm.

CHERRY CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly butter 15 1/2" by 10 1/2" jelly-roll pan (cookie sheet with sides).
• In medium bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla with mixer until smooth.
• Remove dough from one tube of crescent rolls.
• Unroll and place in middle of pan.
• Pat out with fingers, pressing perforations together, until dough completely covers bottom of pan.
• Place in oven 4 minutes, or until slightly dry.
• Cool slightly and spread cream cheese mixture evenly over dough.
• Spread pie filling over cheese.
• Unroll remaining sheet of crescent rolls and separate into 8 triangles along perforations.
• Arrange triangles on top of cherries, spaced evenly (will not cover surface completely).
• Brush with egg glaze.
• Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown and cheese mixture is set.
• Let cool and dust with powdered sugar, if desired.
• Cut into squares and refrigerate until serving.

OVERNIGHT CHERRY DANISH

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Add yeast mixture, cream and egg yolks; stir until mixture forms a soft dough (dough will be sticky). Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into 4 portions. Roll each portion into an 18x4-in. rectangle; cut into 4x1-in. strips. , Place 2 strips side by side; twist together. Shape into a ring and pinch ends together. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining strips. Cover with kitchen towels; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes., Preheat oven to 350°. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make a 1/2-in.-deep indentation in the center of each Danish. Fill each with about 1 tablespoon pie filling. Bake 14-16 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool., For icing, in a bowl, beat confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla, salt and enough cream to reach desired consistency. Drizzle over Danish.

CHERRY DANISH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add the milk, 1/4 cup shortening, sugar, 2 eggs, salt, mace, extracts and 2 cups of flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. On a large floured surface, roll dough out to a 24x16-in. rectangle. Dot half of the dough with 1/4 cup shortening; fold dough lengthwise. Fold the dough 3 times lengthwise, then 2 times widthwise, each time dotting with some of the remaining shortening. Place dough in a greased bowl; cover and let rise 20 minutes., On a floured surface, roll dough into a 16x15-in. rectangle. Cut into 8x3/4-in. strips; coil into spiral shapes, tucking ends underneath. Place in 2 greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Beat remaining egg. Make a depression in the center of each roll; brush with egg. Fill with 1 tablespoon pie filling. Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.Combine confectioners' sugar, vanilla and milk; drizzle over rolls. Sprinkle with almonds.

CHERRY DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat softened cream cheese, sugar and almond extract until smooth. Use a rubber spatula to clean the sides of the bowl as you are mixing. Set cream cheese mixture aside.
• Open only one package of crescent rolls and remove them from the tube. Do not unroll them, instead keep them in a long cylinder shape and place on a cutting board. (The crescent rolls will dry out and not shape easily if left on the counter. This is why we recommend freezing them and then cooking in batches).
• Using a sharp knife, cut the long cylinder into 12 equal pieces.
• Using your fingers and thumbs, flatten each round circle in the middle. Place each circle on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper about 2 inches apart. With a pastry brush, wash the edges and sides of the crescent rolls with egg wash.
• Using a small spoon, place a small amount of cream cheese in the center of each crescent roll.
• Using a small spoon, place a small amount of cherry pie filling on top of the cream cheese filling. Make sure to have at least 3 cherries on each danish or they will look flat and not full of fruit.
• Bake in the oven for 10-11 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Whisk together powdered sugar and milk to create glaze. Drizzle each danish with glaze and serve warm.
• Open your second tube of crescent rolls and repeat.

PHILADELPHIA-CHERRY DANISH DESSERT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Unroll 1 can crescent dough into 2 rectangles; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray, firmly pressing perforations and seams together to seal.
• Beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, egg white and vanilla with mixer until blended; spread onto crust. Cover with pie filling.
• Unroll remaining can of crescent dough into 2 rectangles; pat into 13x9-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations and seams together seal. Place over pie filling.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until golden brown; cool slightly.
• Mix milk and remaining sugar until blended; drizzle over dessert.

EASY CHERRY CREAM CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream together cream cheese, almond extract, and granulated sugar using an electric mixer and set aside.
• Separate each biscuit in half so there will be 16 total slices. I started doing this with a bread knife but actually found it easier to find the center and pull each biscuit apart using my hands. Place the biscuits on a large baking sheet lined with a nonstick baking mat or parchment paper.
• Use a small glass or the bottom of a 1/4 cup measuring cup dipped in sugar and press down to indent the middle of each biscuit.
• Spread about a teaspoon of cream cheese on each biscuit and then add pie filling. Add about a teaspoon of cherries or about three cherries worth to the top.
• Place the pan in the oven and bake for about 12-14 minutes, until lightly browned and cooked.
• While the biscuits are baking, whisk together the glaze ingredients in a small dish. If the mixture is too thick, add a bit more milk until you get the consistency to drizzle.
• Take them out of the oven, let cool, and drizzle your icing over each roll. Enjoy warm or at room temperature.

QUICK AND EASY CHERRY CREAM CHEESE DANISHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet.
• On a lightly floured surface roll out thawed puff pastry into a 12×9″ rectangle. Cut in half lengthwise, yielding 2 4-½" strips. Cut those two strips crosswise into thirds, to yield six 4×4 ½" pieces.
• With a knife, score ½" border around the edge of each piece of puff pastry. Use a fork to make five or six pricks into the dough within the border of each piece. This will help keep the middle of each piece from rising.
• In a bowl, stir together softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Spoon about 2-3 tablespoons of mixture into the middle of each piece of dough and spread around evenly, ensuring the mix stays within the borders.
• In the middle of the cream cheese, add about 6 cherries into the middle.
• Brush the egg wash around the edges of the puff pastry.
• Bake for 20 minutes, on the middle rack and rotate the baking sheet half way through baking. Remove from baking sheet and cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or room temperature. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving. Shave chocolate over the top as well, if desired.

EASY CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Place the cream cheese and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and cream them together on low speed until smooth. With the mixer still on low, add the egg yolks, ricotta, vanilla, salt, and lemon zest and mix until just combined. Don't whip!
• Unfold 1 sheet of puff pastry onto a lightly floured board and roll it slightly with a floured rolling pin until it's a 10 by 10-inch square. Cut the sheet into quarters with a sharp knife. Place a heaping tablespoon of cheese filling into the middle of each of the 4 squares. Brush the border of each pastry with egg wash and fold 2 opposite corners to the center, brushing and overlapping the corners of each pastry so they firmly stick together. Brush the top of the pastries with egg wash. Place the pastries on the prepared sheet pan. Repeat with the second sheet of puff pastry and refrigerate the filled Danish for 15 minutes.
• Bake the pastries for about 20 minutes, rotating the pan once during baking, until puffed and brown. Serve warm.

EASY CHERRY CREAM CHEESE DANISH RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• I cut the sheet of pastry into 9 squares. Then spread the cream cheese mixture on a diagonal. Added a few cherries... And pulled the opposite corners up and pinched them together. Brush with a bit of egg wash and bake at 400-425 until golden brown, about 15 minutes in my oven. Pour a cup of coffee and enjoy. These would be great for a brunch table, too!

CHERRY DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, set it aside.
• Using a medium bowl and a handheld electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream together the cream cheese, granulated sugar and almond extract until smooth. Set it aside.
• In a small mixing bowl using a fork, beat the egg and water to make an egg wash. Set it aside.
• Open only 1 package of crescent rolls, remove them from the tube. Do not unroll them, instead keep them in the long cylinder shape and place on the cutting board.
• Using a sharp knife, cut the long cylinder into 12 equal pieces.
• Using your fingers and thumb, flatten each round circle in the middle. Place each circle on the prepared baking sheet 2 inches apart. With a pastry brush, paint the edges and sides of the dough circle with the egg wash.
• Using a small spoon, spoon a small amount of the cream cheese filling into the center of the crescent dough.
• Using a small spoon, place 2 cherries on top of the cream cheese filling.
• Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown. Allow the danishes to cool for 5 minutes before drizzling with glaze.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until no lumps are visible. Lightly drizzle the glaze over each danish. You can garnish the danish with a few sliced almonds.
• Open your second tube of crescent rolls and repeat.

CHERRY CHEAT DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Unroll 1 can crescent roll dough and press into greased cookie sheet to form crust, pressing firmly to seal seams together.
• Beat cream cheese, 3/4 cups of the sugar, egg white and vanilla in bowl until well blended. Spread over crust in pan leaving a 1/4 - 1/2" edge for top and bottom crusts to seal together; cover with pie filling. Unroll second can of dough onto a sheet of waxed paper and roll out to 13x9-inch sheet ensuring seams are sealed completely. Invert wax paper over pie filling to create top crust. Discard wax paper.
• Bake 30-35 minutes until golden brown. Cool at least 20 minutes. While cooling, gradually add milk to remaining powdered sugar beating until well blended and thick (may not require all of the 2 Tbsp). Drizzle onto warm (not hot) dessert. Cut into 24 pieces to serve.

24 EASY CHERRY DESSERT RECIPE COLLECTION

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• Prep a delicious dessert in 30 minutes or less!

EASY CHERRY DANISHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, use a hand-held mixer to beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, and almond extract until smooth. Set aside.Note: If you don't have an electric mixer, you can use a wooden spoon.
• Open the container of crescent rolls, but do NOT unroll the dough.Using a sharp, serrated knife, cut through the log of dough to form 10 slices.
• Flatten each piece of dough and build up the sides a little so that it is like a saucer.
• Place the dough rounds on the parchment paper-lined baking sheet.Drop a spoonful of cream cheese mixture on each one and top with a spoonful of cherry mixture.
• Bake for 18 minutes, or until golden around the edges.If some of the cherries slide off, just spoon them back onto the danishes.
• Whisk together the powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl. Once danishes have cooled slightly, drizzle glaze on them.

EASY CHERRY DANISH RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray muffin pans with nonstick cooking spray.
• Open the can of biscuits and slice each in half (like you're cutting a hamburger bun).
• Flatten each biscuit half with your fingers, then press each into the bottom and up the sides of each muffin cavity.
• Fill each with about 2 tablespoons of pie filling.
• Bake for 15-25 minutes, or until the biscuits are golden and puffy. Cool 10 minutes in pan then use a butter knife to help you remove the danish from the pan. They should pop right out. Cool completely before frosting.
• To make frosting: Whisk powdered sugar with extract and 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream. Add more cream as needed for drizzle consistency. Drizzle over danish.Store loosely covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months.

CHERRY DANISH RECIPE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine 8 oz softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, and 1/4 tsp almond extract.
• Then add in 1 egg and mix it just to combine.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out both sheets of thawed puff pastry to a 12 x 12-inch square. Do this using a rolling pin.
• Cut each sheet into 9 even squares. Then cut a 1-inch border around each square.
• Transfer each square to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and brush the edge border of each square with egg wash (1 egg + 1 Tbsp water).
• Pit 2 cups of fresh cherries and cut them into halves. I recommend using a cherry pitter to make this step a lot faster.
• Combine the cherries with 1 Tbsp corn starch, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, and 2 Tbsp lemon juice.
• Place 1 heaping tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture into the center of each square. Then place 1 tbsp of the cherry mixture on top. Sprinkle some sliced almonds on top of the cherries as well. Then bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile combine 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tbsp milk, and 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice. This will be the glaze. Once the pastries are cooled, drizzle the glaze over each square.

CHERRY CREAM CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

CHERRY CHEESE DANISH PASTRIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl stir yeast into the warm water; let stand for 5 minutes. (Be sure to check the temperature of the water with an instant-read thermometer. If it is not hot enough, it will not activate the yeast; if it is too hot, it will kill the yeast. In either case, the dough will not rise.) In a large mixing bowl beat the 1/4 cup butter, the granulated sugar, and the salt with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add 1/2 cup of the flour and the milk. Add the egg and egg yolk. Add softened yeast; beat until well mixed. Add the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour, stirring until smooth and dough comes together. Cover bowl; let rise in a warm place until double in size (about 2 hours). Refrigerate dough for at least 4 hours or up to 6 hours or until completely chilled. (Or omit the 2-hour rising time and refrigerate dough for at least 12 hours or up to 24 hours.)
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a baking sheet; set aside. Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface.
• Roll chilled dough into a 15x10-inch rectangle. Arrange half of the butter slices evenly on dough; lightly press butter into dough. Fold dough crosswise into thirds. Rotate dough a quarter turn to the right. Roll dough into a 15x10-inch rectangle. Arrange the remaining butter slices evenly on dough; lightly press butter into dough. Fold dough crosswise into thirds. Rotate dough a quarter turn to the right. Roll again to a 15x10-inch rectangle; fold crosswise into thirds. Give dough a quarter turn to the right.
• Roll folded dough into a 12x9-inch rectangle. Cut dough into twelve 3-inch squares. Place pastry squares on the prepared baking sheet. For each pastry, lift a corner of a dough square and fold it to the center; press lightly to seal. Fold the remaining three corners of the dough square to center, pressing lightly to seal. Repeat with the remaining dough squares. Using the rounded side of a floured tablespoon, press firmly in the center of each pastry to make an indentation.
• Cover; let rise in a warm place until double in size (45 to 55 minutes). If necessary, press indentations again. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the Almond-Cheese Filling into the center of each pastry.
• Bake pastries for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer pastries to wire racks. Brush pastries with the 1 tablespoon melted butter. Spoon or drizzle about 2 teaspoons of the melted preserves over cheese center of each pastry. Cool for at least 30 minutes. Before serving, drizzle pastries with Powdered Sugar Icing if desired. Almond-Cheese Filling
• In a medium bowl combine cream cheese, almond paste, sugar, and egg yolk. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined.

CHERRY DANISH RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare two baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Crack the whole egg into a small bowl. Add the water and beat together. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, add egg yolk, cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla. Mix the ingredients together using an electric mixer on medium high speed.
• On a clean surface, spread out both puff pastry sheets. Cut each sheet into 4 even squares. Make the squares into octagons by folding over each corner about 1 inch.
• Add a dollop of the cream cheese mixture into the center of each of the octagon shapes. (about 2 tbsp each). Keep the cream cheese in a dollop shape. Don't spread it out.
• Optional Cherry topping: Add cherry pie filling on top of the dollop of cream cheese.
• Dip a pastry brush into the egg/water mixture. Brush the top of the exposed puff pasty with the mixture. Add a dusting of sugar over the exposed pastry.
• Bake for 15-27 minutes until the pastry is an even golden brown. Cool and serve.

EASY CHERRY CREAM CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.In a medium bowl, combine granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and cream cheese. Beat until smooth; set aside.Unroll crescent rolls. There will be 4 large rectangles of dough pre-cut down the center lines. Run a knife down the center both vertically and horizontally. Disregard the crescent shapes, you want 4 rectangles. Repeat with second crescent rolls container. SEE NOTES FOR A SIMILAR YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK to demonstrate this.Pinch the seams in each rectangle to hold together and form a solid piece of dough. Generously coat each side of the rectangles with sugar. You should have 8 rectangles of dough from two containers of store-bought rolls.Slice each rectangle of dough in half the long way. You will have 16 strips of sugared dough once done.Gently stretch each strip of dough without it breaking.Twist the dough rope.Spiral the rope around itself to form a loose circle/spiral. SEE NOTES FOR A SIMILAR YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK to demonstrate this.Place onto cookie sheet, spacing danishes about 2 inches apart.Using a spoon/fingers, press fingers into center of dough to create of bowl/well.Add cream cheese to the center and spoon a little cherry filling on top of cream cheese.Bake in oven for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown.To make the icing, combine powdered confectioners' sugar and water. Mix until smooth. Drizzle over the top of each cooled danish.

CRAZY-DELICIOUS CHEESY CHERRY DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• To make the icing: In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine powdered sugar, cornstarch, vanilla extract, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of cold water. Mix until the ingredients have dissolved.
• Add marshmallow creme and microwave for 5 seconds, or until the creme is soft enough to fold into the mixture. Stir until smooth. Add whipped topping and stir again, until evenly combined. Cover and refrigerate the icing until you're ready to ice the Danish.
• To make the Danish: In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, oats, granulated sugar, soymilk, and almond extract, and stir until thoroughly mixed. Fold in cherries and set aside. This is your filling.
• Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick spray. Roll out the dough on the sheet into a large rectangle of even thickness. If using crescent roll dough, pinch together perforated seams to seal. Arrange baking sheet in front of you so that the short sides are on the left and right and the long sides are on the top and bottom. Spoon the cherry filling lengthwise across the middle third of the dough, leaving 1/2-inch borders on the left and right of the filling.
• Starting from the top, make 12 vertical cuts-about 1 inch apart-along the top section of the dough, stopping about 1/2 inch from the filling. Repeat with the bottom section of the dough. This will create 1-inch-wide strips of dough on both the top and bottom of the filling.
• Alternate folding the 1-inch strips from the top and the bottom over the filling, covering the filling completely and creating a crisscrossed, "braided" appearance. When you reach the last few strips, cross them toward the middle of the Danish. After all the strips have been folded, fold the left and right sides of the dough in toward the filling, so the filling cannot escape, and pat firmly to seal.
• Bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until pastry is crispy and golden brown. Allow it to cool completely.
• Just before serving, stir icing and drizzle it over the entire Danish. Cut Danish into 8 slices and indulge! (P.S. Refrigerate leftovers.)
• PER SERVING (1/8th of recipe, 1 slice): 147 calories, 5g fat, 312mg sodium, 22.5g carbs, 0.5g fiber, 10g sugars, 4g protein

EASY CHEESY CHERRY DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Open package of crescent rolls but do not unroll them. Using a sharp knife, cut the roll into 8 even slices (as if you were making slice and bake cookies). Lay each slice on the baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between pieces. Using the bottom of a drinking glass, flatten each slice. Lightly dust each with flour and using your fingers (lightly flour them), build up the edges slightly. The center of each Danish should be flattened slightly so that each looks like a shallow bowl.
• In a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, and almond extract until smooth. Evenly dollop mixture in center of each Danish, then top each with a teaspoonful of cherry pie filling.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden. Remove to a cooling rack to cool slightly.
• In a small bowl, whisk confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Drizzle over each Danish and top with sliced almonds, if desired.