Take-out Tuesday, Better Than A Bakery Jammin’ Cream Cheese Danish

the Painted Apron

5 years ago

I call these “better than a bakery” because not only are they incredibly easy to make, they are not as cloyingly sweet as many sweet rolls and danishes

The base is, yep, my best friend,

crescent roll dough

If you have jam or jelly jars that look like this in your fridge, this is the perfect way to use them up!

I got this recipe from my sweet friend Kitty@kittyscozykitchen

She is always cooking delicious treats with her grands

I changed it up a bit by adding almond emulsion to the cream cheese filling and instead of topping the sweet rolls with icing I sprinkled them with powdered sugar and sliced almonds

You don’t even have to unroll the dough,

just slice it into rounds after removing the dough from the can

Place the slices on a parchment paper lined baking sheet

Make an indentation in the center of the dough,

the larger the better, for lots of filling

Divide cream cheese filling between pastry dough slices

Top with jam or jelly

If you are more careful than I was,

the jam won’t run all over the place…

😳

But, no worries, a little powdered sugar and a pretty plate will fix that!

I used Honey Roasted Almonds {Trader Joe’s}

You can also use plain almonds or make these easy and delicious

Buttery Almonds, Pecans or Walnuts

Jammin’ Cheese Danish

sweetened cream cheese and jam fill a baked crescent roll bowl and topped with almonds

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword almonds, breakfast, brunch, cream cheese, crescent rolls, jam

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Servings 10 pastries

Ingredients

1 can 8 count crescent roll dough or 1 crescent sheet
4 oz cream cheese, softened
3 Tbsp white sugar
1 Tbsp almond emulsion, or almond extract
3/4 cup berry jam or jelly
sliced almonds for garnish
powdered sugar for garnish

Instructions

Remove dough from can but do not unroll it
Slice dough evenly into 10 slices
Line a baking sheet with parchment and place dough on paper, using your fingers to shape each round into a bowl shape
Mix cream cheese with sugar and almond emulsion
Put an equal amount of cream cheese mixture in the bottom of each dough bowl on pan
Top cream cheese with a heaping Tablespoon of jelly or jam
Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes until dough is cooked and golden
Let cool and garnish with powdered sugar and almonds