Cheese-Apple Danish

Name: Cheese-Apple Danish
Ingredients: 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened; ⅓ cup sugar; 1 large egg, separated; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest; 2 apples; 1 frozen and thawed puff pastry sheet; 1 frozen and thawed puff pastry sheet

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Apples

By Julia Rutland

Published 2020

About

Puff pastry creates a light and crisp crust that surrounds a creamy and sweet apple filling. Don’t allow the puff pastry to become too warm when thawing or the dough will stick together.

Ingredients

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
⅓ cup sugar

Dessert
Breakfast
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat, parchment paper, or nonstick aluminum foil.

Beat together cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, and zest in a medium bowl. Place egg white in a small bowl and set aside. Peel, core, and finely chop apples;