Don’t you love easy recipes that make everyone think you slaved away in the kitchen for hours? I do! This is one of those. You can make this Cream Cheese Danish the morning you want to serve it or the day before. Maybe even 2 days before! All you need are 2 packages of refrigerated crescent rolls, 2 packages of cream cheese, sugar, cinnamon, 1 egg, butter, lemon juice, and a little brown sugar.
Add a little fruit and you have a wonderful breakfast that can serve a small crowd. Enjoy!
Cream Cheese Danish
Yield: 10 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
A creamy luscious breakfast with cream cheese and crescent rolls that's super easy and will feed your whole family.
Ingredients
- 2 8 count packages crescent rolls
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, separated
- 2 8 ounce bars cream cheese
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 9" x 13" dish. Unroll 1 can of crescent rolls and press into bottom of dish, making sure seams are sealed together. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon over the crescent rolls.
- Beat cream cheese on medium speed for about 5 minutes until creamy. Add egg yolk, granulated sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla and beat until well mixed.
- Spread all but 1/2 cup of cream cheese mixture on top of crescent rolls. Reserve the 1/2 cup for another use.
- Unroll second can of crescent rolls on a sheet of parchment paper. Press edges together and press into a 9" x 13" rectangle.
- Place crescent rolls over cream cheese and tuck in the sides so the cream cheese is covered. Brush melted butter over the top layer of crescent rolls.
- Sprinkle 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1 tablespoon brown sugar over the top.
- Bake about 30 minutes until the top is golden brown. Allow to rest for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 10 servingsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 110 Saturated Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 24mg Sodium: 1mg Carbohydrates: 21g Sugar: 21g
Nutrition counts are provided as estimates only. Southern Food and Fun makes no guarantee as to the accuracy of these nutritional values as ingredients and serving sizes may vary from person to person.
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jus me says
I don’t see the cream cheese on the ingredient list…?? how much cream cheese?
I make this recipe and it is great. to save some calories I sometimes leave off the top layer of crescent roll topping with a blueberries, nuts, cinnamon and sugar mix. It is so easy, turns out well and is loved by all.