This Cherry Danish recipe is such a simple and delicious Summer treat! Buttery, flaky dough is filled with a homemade cherry jam and sweet cream cheese filling!
What are you guys making for Memorial Day? Hopefully something tasty! I know for dessert we’re having these babies. These cherry cream cheese danishes are so festive, adorable and are pretty easy to make. They would even be awesome for 4th of July or any other patriotic celebrations!
Why you'll love this recipe
- The flavors of the homemade cherry jam with the sweetened cream cheese filling is out of this world.
- So fun to make and cut out shapes that go with what you are making them for. Like these star danishes. Perfect for Memorial Day, 4th of July or Veteran's day!
I used Wewalka puff pastry dough for these cherries and cream danish stars and it has the perfect texture - crispy and flakey on the outside and nice and fluffy on the inside. This dough is seriously my favorite store-bought dough of all time and I am not just saying that because of our partnership! It is truly amazing and superior over all other brands.
The inside has a sweet cream cheese filling, the same one I use when I make blackberry cheese danish braids. Homemade cherry preserves are spooned on top of the creamy filling, then baked in the dough.
Ingredients
- 2 sheets puff pastry dough
Cherry Preserves
- Sweet cherries: Frozen
- Granulated sugar
- Corn starch
- Water
Cheese Danish Filling
- Cream cheese
- Unsalted butter
- Sour cream
- Vanilla extract
- Granulated sugar
- Powdered sugar
Egg wash
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📋 Recipe
Cherry Danish
Ingredients
- 2 puff pastry dough sheet
Cherry Preserves
- 12 oz frozen sweet cherries
- 4 tbs granulated sugar
- 1 tbs corn starch
- 1 tbs water
Cheese Danish Filling
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 2 tbs unsalted butter softened
- 2 tbs granulated sugar
- 2 tsp. sour cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 tbs granulated sugar
- 4 tbs powdered sugar
Egg Wash
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbs whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- In a medium-sized saucepan, heat cherries and sugar on medium-low heat until the cherries start releasing their juices. Mash them down very slightly and heat some more until there is a lot of liquid. Whisk corn starch and water together in a small bowl and stir into cherry mixture. Bring to a very gentle boil, continuously stirring, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
- In a small bowl, beat together cream cheese, butter, sour cream and vanilla until smooth. Add granulated sugar and powdered sugar and beat until completely incorporated. Set aside.
- Unroll refrigerated Puff Pastry Dough on enclosed parchment paper and place on a large baking sheet. Cut 16, 3-4” stars into the dough and remove the scraps. If you have a small star, I like to cut out little stars with the extra dough and bake them to prevent waste! Spoon 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture in the center of each star, and top with 1 tablespoon of cherry preserves.
- Rub the edges of the star with egg wash and place a second star on top. Crimp the edges with a fork. Some filling may squish out. Cut two tiny slits in the top for vent holes, brush the tops with some egg wash and sprinkle with some sugar.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until tops are golden.
Notes
- Substitute different fruit such as blueberries, raspberries or blackberries.
The provided nutritional information is an estimate per serving. Accuracy is not guaranteed.
Valerie Warnock says
May I ask where you get your Wewalka Danish dough from?
Valerie Warnock says
May I ask where you get your Wewalka Danish doug from ?
Tracy says
I think I'm gonna try this recipe with apples and blueberries too...for a 4th of July Patriotic theme dessert!! Maybe a little icing drizzle too! Love the cherry ones. Thanks for sharing!
Jessica says
Sounds delicious!!
Erin @ The Speckled Palate says
What a brilliant sweet treat! From the filling to that dough to the shape, they've got it all... and we definitely need to make these soon!
Jen says
These are absolutely adorable! Can't wait to surprise my boys with them for Memorial day.