Every part about these cream cheese danishes will carry vacation pleasure to your kitchen! Twirls of crescent dough layered with cream cheese and baked with a pool of strawberry jam and a buttery glaze on prime to complete. Add in these sugared cranberries to carry it proper excessive!
These cream cheese danishes are a factor of magnificence!
Croissant dough layered with cream cheese, tangled up and baked with a pool of jam on prime, and a drizzle of buttery glaze to complete. The sugared cranberries on prime are simply the bonus for adornment and a chew of tart crunch. Hoo, wow, I’ve been consuming them on the reg currently, and people layers of cream tacky goodness hit excellent when they’re heat out of the oven. That is my present weak point. And better of all? Every part right here is from ALDI – they’re actually bringing the vacation magic this 12 months at actually reasonably priced costs.
Cream Cheese On Prime Vs. Cream Cheese Inside The Layers
I attempted these with somewhat puddle of cream cheese filling on the highest, however since this dough (refrigerated croissant dough) actually desires to pop up when it bakes, I felt prefer it was exhausting to get that dense cream cheese heart I used to be going for.
Personally, I like the cream-cheese-in-the-layers strategy as a result of the cream cheese will get evenly distributed all through the dough so you’re assured cream cheese – and simply the correct quantity – in each chew.
Topping Choices
How I take into consideration the 3-way topping state of affairs:
- For taste: strawberry jam
- For coloration and sparkle: sugared cranberries
- For lovely sweetness: vanilla butter glaze drizzle
You possibly can sub different kinds of jam (I’m a sucker for the basic strawberry, however raspberry, blackberry, and even one thing like fig or apricot may very well be superior – and ALDI carries all of them)! And you should utilize a distinct fruit to garnish instead of the sugared cranberries, or skip them altogether. The sugared cranberries do take a while, so I might suggest making these not less than a number of hours earlier than, and even the day earlier than, simply to maintain it very easy.
If you wish to go all-out, some streusel crumbles on prime would make it extra-danishy!
ALDI Faves For This Recipe
This recipe is sponsored by ALDI and that works out rather well for us as a result of, as I’ve talked about, we *love* ALDI.
You should purchase all the things you want for this recipe at ALDI – most significantly, the croissants (“crescent rolls”), jam or fruit unfold, and cream cheese.
You’ll additionally want some ALDI necessities as your extras which, should you’re me, you have already got in your fridge anyway: natural eggs, natural milk, butter, powdered sugar, and cranberries.
I like ALDI 12 months spherical however particularly on the holidays as a result of they make the vacation enjoyable stuff (charcuterie, dips, snacks, sweet, treats, seasonal fruit, meat and seafood, superior cheese, drinks, even presents for the youngsters) extra accessible and reasonably priced.
BIG BIG FAN.
Professional Tip: Eat These Heat
The very last thing to find out about these little danishes is that they’re actually scrumptious when eaten heat, just some minutes after popping out of the oven.
Allow them to cool sufficient to get the glaze on there with out melting right into a puddle, after which simply sink your tooth into this very festive, heat, buttery, cream cheese and fruit deliciousness.
Description
Every part about these cream cheese danishes will carry vacation pleasure to your kitchen! Twirls of crescent dough layered with cream cheese and baked with a pool of strawberry jam and a buttery glaze on prime to complete. Add in these sugared cranberries to carry it proper excessive!
Cream Cheese Danishes
Vanilla Butter Glaze
Sugared Cranberries
- Make the sugared cranberries: Boil 1/2 cup water with 1/2 cup sugar for 3-4 minutes. Add washed and dried cranberries to the pot; stir to mix. Switch to a parchment-lined tray and let cool for one hour (to make them sticky and never overly moist). As soon as cool and sticky, toss with the remaining 3/4 cup sugar to coat.
- Make the cream cheese danishes: Preheat the oven to 375 levels. Unroll the croissant dough out into one flat piece, and place on a clear work floor. Use a rolling pin to roll it out and press the seams collectively. You wish to make a strong rectangle that’s only a bit greater than the unique form.
- Utilizing a butter knife, unfold the cream cheese evenly over the croissant dough. Sprinkle with sugar.
- Minimize the dough into 4 lengthy strips. Fold every strip in half (so the cream cheese isn’t getting throughout your arms) after which twist every strip into a protracted rope. Roll the rope right into a spiral to make the form of the danish. Switch to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Combine the egg and milk to make an egg wash. Brush every danish with egg wash and dollop every danish with 1-2 tablespoons of the jam. Bake for 10 minutes; enhance temperature to 400 and bake for 3-5 extra minutes to get desired browning.
- End and glaze: Take away from oven and let cool. Whereas cooling, whisk the glaze elements collectively.
- Prime every danish with a number of sugared cranberries (see notes under) and drizzle with glaze. I actually (like, actually) get pleasure from consuming these heat. The cream cheese layer, the jammy goodness, the tart crunch from the cranberries… oof. So good!
Notes
I might counsel stirring up your jam a bit to make it extra “saucy” earlier than you add it excessive of the danish (like, don’t simply put a giant strong chunk of jelly or jam on prime). If wanted, you’ll be able to add a tiny little bit of water to the jam to make it extra spreadable and saucy. Once they come out of the oven, the jam shall be operating excessive they usually look a bit messy, however when you get the cranberries and the glaze on there it will likely be a masterpiece.
The glaze is designed to set quick, so that you just don’t have to attend too lengthy or make an excessive amount of of a large number to eat these! So when you combine it up, don’t wait too lengthy to make use of it or it is going to set and turn into more durable to drizzle.
Once you sprinkle the sugar over the cream cheese, it’d create a less-smooth texture with the cream cheese. This didn’t trouble me since you fold the strips earlier than you roll and bake them, so the cream cheese layer is tucked inside anyway (and it saves you the step of getting to tug out the mixers)! But when it bothers you visually or texturally, you’ll be able to all the time simply use electrical mixers to get your cream cheese and sugar labored collectively earlier than you begin spreading it on the dough.
- Prep Time: quarter-hour
- Prepare dinner Time: quarter-hour
- Class: Dessert
- Technique: Baking
- Delicacies: Scandinavian
Key phrases: danish, cream cheese danish, sugared cranberries
Thanks to ALDI for sponsoring this recipe!
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