With the holidays just around the corner I thought I would get a head start on trying some festive recipes, and since sweets go hand in hand with festive celebrations I thought I’d kick things off with this candy cane shaped danish! It’s the perfect dessert to bring to a friends for dinner and totally enhance any dessert table! I used store bought puff pastry and the left over cream cheese filling to create a icing drizzle which cut down on the time needed to whip this dessert up significantly. Also, feel free to switch up the jam and put your own unique twist on it! Happy Holidays!
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INGREDIENTS:
Serves 4-5 People
1 Sheet of Puff Pastry - leave out 2 hours in advance so it has time to de-thaw or place overnight in the fridge
2-3 TBSP of Flour - to sprinkle
2 TBSP of Unsalted Butter - melted as a wash
- Filling -
4 Oz of Cream Cheese
1 TSP of Vanilla
1/4 CUP of Sugar
Jam of Choice - I went with Raspberry
- Cream Cheese Icing -
Remaining Cream Cheese Filling
1 TBSP of Milk
- Tools -
Ruler
Knife
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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Roll out puff pastry leaving the parchment paper on the backside. Using a ruler, measure and cut the pastry dough in half. Starting with one half, create isosceles triangles by notching every two inches down the longest side and finding the halfway point on the opposite side.
Next, overlap the triangles one by one in the shape of a candy cane. Press overlapping sides together to bind them.
In a bowl combine your cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Beat with a hand mixer until well combined.
Spoonful cream cheese mixture onto the thickest part of the dough leaving a 1/2 inch border along the outer edge followed by your choice of jam.
Fold triangle points over and pinch along the 1/2 inch border to secure in place.
Brush dough with melted butter. You can also use to it seal the triangle points into place.
Bake for 16-20 minutes or until golden brown and allow to cool for 5 -10 minutes before adding icing.
Combine the remaining cream cheese mixture with 1 TBSP of milk and beat with a fork. Depending on how much cream cheese you used for filling you may need to add a little bit more milk to the mixture to make it more liquid. You will know you have the right consistency when you hold the fork above the mixture and have a pretty steady stream. Drizzle cream cheese icing over the danish and serve.
Alternatively, you can also sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Enjoy!
I hope you enjoyed this recipe as much as I do. If you have any comments please leave them below and I'll be happy to answer them as soon as I can! Happy cooking!!!
