Description
Delicious individual pastries filled with a creamy cream cheese mixture, wrapped in a golden flaky dough.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 batch Tarte Au Sucre dough
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
- Powdered sugar (optional, for dusting)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven according to Tarte Au Sucre recipe instructions.
- Mix the softened cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
- Roll out the Tarte Au Sucre dough on a floured surface and cut it into individual squares or circles.
- Place a spoonful of the cream cheese mixture in the center of each piece of dough.
- Fold the edges of the dough over the filling to create a charming pocket or pinwheel shape.
- Brush the tops of your Danish with the beaten egg.
- Bake according to Tarte Au Sucre recipe instructions until golden brown.
- Let cool slightly, then dust with powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
These pastries can be prepared in advance and refrigerated before baking for a fresh-out-of-the-oven experience!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Danish
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg