Red White & Blueberry Cheese Danish Ring
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.
Sugar Glaze
- Add milk to sugar 1 T at a time, combining well until smooth, adding more milk to reach desired glaze consistency