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berry and cream cheese danish on a tray with berries and a blue plate
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Mixed Berry Cream Cheese Danish

Course oven
Cuisine oven
Keyword oven
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 1 pastry, 1 mini cheesecake
Author theperksofbeingus

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet puff pastry thawed
  • 8 ounce cream cheese softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 22 Driscoll's raspberries
  • 10 Driscoll’s blackberries
  • 1 teaspoon water
  • 2 tablespoons course sugar
  • 3 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon melted butter
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Instructions

Prepare cream cheese filling:

  • Using hand mixer, mix softened cream cheese with sugar, 1 egg and vanilla and almond extract.
  • Be sure to mix until all the lumps are removed and mixture is fluffy! Keep filling in refrigerator until ready.
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Prepare puff pastry:

  • Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Spray a small sheet pan with cooking spray, or use a piece of parchment paper.
  • Open one sheet of puff pastry, and lay on a cool surface, with the more floured side down. Lightly roll with a rolling pin to smooth seams and stretch to a more rectangle surface.
  • Using your index finger to measure, cut strips on one side, and then the other, leaving the middle third un-cut. Lay pastry in prepared pan.
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Prepare Danish:

  • Spread about 2/3 of the cream mixture down the center of the pastry, avoiding top and bottom edge. Reserve the rest for mini cheese cake.
  • Alternating rows, line up raspberries and blackberries, reserving 5 raspberries for the mini cheesecake.
  • Fold the pastry strips over into center so that they overlap each other. Fold up each end and pinch down to avoid cream spilling out.
  • Whisk egg with teaspoon water in a small dish, and using a pastry brush, coat the top and sides of danish. Sprinkle the course sugar of the top.
  • Place danish back into fridge for 5 minutes to ensure it is cold, while preparing mini cheese cake.
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Prepare mini cheese cake:

  • Melt 1 tsp butter in medium size ramekin. Add graham cracker crumbs, and mix. Press with a flat bottom glass or jar.
  • Pour remaining cream cheese filling into crust.
  • Making a circle add the rest of the raspberries, pushing mostly into filling, leaving tops exposed.

Bake the Pastries:

  • Bake both pastry and mini cheesecake at 400 F for 7 minutes, then turn and bake for 8 minutes, watching carefully as all ovens are different. Watch for pastry to puff, and slightly brown.
  • Remove, and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes, and serve warm. If there are any leftovers, store covered in refrigerator. This is also delicious served room temperature.
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