How many does this serve?:
Prep Time:
Cook Time:
15 mins
Ingredients:
- 1 tube Pillsbury crescent dough sheet or a tube of the crescent rolls
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 Tbsp flour
- 1 cup fresh raspberries you can use nearly any fruit you want like blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, etc
For the glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 Tbsp milk
Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly spay a large sheet pan with non-stick spray or parchment paper works, too.
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In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla. Set aside.
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Open crescent roll dough sheet and unroll. (If using the crescent rolls: leave crescents in rectangles.
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On an ungreased baking sheet, lay the crescent roll rectangles together, lining them up width wise. Dough should be almost the entire length of a half sheet pan.
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Press edges together to even out edges and seal any holes.
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Cut 1/2-inch strips up each side of the dough and going about 1/3 of the way into the dough.
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Carefully spread cream cheese filling down the center of the dough to be about 2-3 inches wide.
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Top with fresh raspberries.
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Fold the 1/2-inch dough strips up over filling alternating sides to form a braided pattern.
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If you have excess dough at the end of the danish, fold them in as best as you can into the dough.
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Bake for 15-20 minutes or until filling is set and crescent dough is golden in color.
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Let cool on pan about 15 minutes.
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Once danish has cooled, remove to serving platter.
Making the glaze:
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In a small bowl, mix together powdered sugar, vanilla and milk to create icing.
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Add more milk, a little at a time to get the desired consistency, if necessary.
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Drizzle icing over danish.
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Cut into pieces and serve
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