Cream Cheese Danishes with Sugared Cranberries and Vanilla Butter Glaze

Name: Cream Cheese Danishes with Sugared Cranberries and Vanilla Butter Glaze
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Cream Cheese Danishes:; 1 roll refrigerated crescent rolls; 2 ounces cream cheese; 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; 1 egg + 1 tablespoon milk (for egg wash); 1/2 cup jam or fruit spread (I like a classic strawberry but this is also delicious with something more seasonal); Vanilla Butter Glaze:; 1/2 cup powdered sugar; 1 tablespoon warm melted salted butter; 1 tablespoon warm water; 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract; Sugared Cranberries:; 3 cups fresh cranberries; 1/2 cup water; 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar

Prep 15m

Cook 15m

Total 30m

Danish

Cream Cheese Danish

Sugared Cranberries

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Ingredients

(Servings: 4)

1 roll refrigerated crescent rolls

2 ounces cream cheese

1 tablespoon granulated sugar

1 egg + 1 tablespoon milk (for egg wash)

1/2 cup jam or fruit spread (I like a classic strawberry but this is also delicious with something more seasonal)

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 tablespoon warm melted salted butter

1 tablespoon warm water

1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups fresh cranberries

1 1/4 cups granulated sugar

Nutrition Facts

Calories

492kcal

24%
Fat

19g

29%
Saturated Fat

9g

45%
Carbohydrates

67g

22%
Fiber

2g

8%
Sugar

44g

88%
Protein

7g

14%
Cholesterol

49mg

16%
Sodium

312mg

13%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Notes

I would suggest stirring up your jam a bit to make it more “saucy” before you add it over the top of the danish (like, don’t just put a big solid chunk of jelly or jam on top). If needed, you can add a tiny bit of water to the jam to make it more spreadable and saucy. When they come out of the oven, the jam will be running over the top and they look a bit messy, but once you get the cranberries and the glaze on there it will be a masterpiece.

The glaze is designed to set fast, so that you don’t have to wait too long or make too much of a mess to eat these! So once you mix it up, don’t wait too long to use it or it will set and become harder to drizzle.

When you sprinkle the sugar over the cream cheese, it might create a less-smooth texture with the cream cheese. This didn’t bother me because you fold the strips before you roll and bake them, so the cream cheese layer is tucked inside anyway (and it saves you the step of having to pull out the mixers)! But if it bothers you visually or texturally, you can always just use electric mixers to get your cream cheese and sugar worked together before you start spreading it on the dough.

Cream Cheese Danishes with Sugared Cranberries and Vanilla Butter Glaze

Ingredients