Recipe Box, Red White & Blueberry Cheese Danish

the Painted Apron

7 years ago

It’s fun to add red white & blue to your summer menu

Trying to come up with something festive but easy over Memorial Day weekend I turned to one of my best kitchen helpers, Pillsbury

After surfing through recipes on Pinterest I borrowed a little of this and a little of that and created this easy peasy danish ring

Using spreadable cream cheese and a crescent roll dough sheet made quick work of this cheese danish

Many recipes called for beating the cream cheese with sugar in a bowl, but I simply spread the cheese over the dough and sprinkled the sugar evenly over the top of cheese layer

If you want a lot of creamy cheese filling make your cheese layer even thicker

Skip the sugar altogether if you prefer, the fruit itself will provide sweetness

I used red raspberry jam for the next layer, but you can use sliced strawberries or raspberries instead

Blueberries of course~ is there anything better than a baked sweet blueberry?

Carefully roll up

And form dough log into a ring, pinching ends together and cutting slits around the top of dough

Brush it with beaten egg before baking if you want a shiny result

I added red sprinkles for an extra touch of festive

and a simple powdered sugar glaze

Serve for breakfast, brunch, or dessert with a little ice cream

Red White & Blueberry Cheese Danish Ring

Course Breakfast, Brunch

Cuisine American

Keyword 4th of July, berry cheese danish, crescent roll bake, Memorial Day, patriotic brunch dish, red white and blueberry cheese danish ring

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Servings 8

Ingredients

Danish Ring

1 can crescent roll sheet or rolls
4 oz. cream cheese spread or softened cream cheese
2 T white sugar optional
1/2 cup raspberry or strawberry jam {or 1 cup fresh strawberries sliced or raspberries}
1 – 1 1/2 cups blueberries washed and cleaned
sprinkles optional

Sugar Glaze

1/4 cup powdered sugar
2-4 T milk

Instructions

Danish Ring

Unroll dough sheet onto parchment paper, and pinch perforations to seal dough if using crescent roll dough.
Spread cream cheese evenly over dough to desired thickness.
Sprinkle sugar over cream cheese.
Top with a layer of jam or red berries. Add blueberries.
From long edge of dough, carefully roll into a log, as tightly as possible, pushing berries in as you go.
Form dough log into ring and pinch edges together tightly.
Cut slits about 1 inch apart around the top of ring. Brush with beaten egg for a glossy finish if desired.
Transfer parchment to a baking sheet.
Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until dough has cooked through and turned golden.
Garnish with sprinkles and drizzle/pour sugar glaze over baked ring.