Christmas Tree Cream Cheese Danish – Easy Last Minute Breakfast Recipe

An easy last-minute recipe to serve for breakfast on Christmas morning is this delicious Christmas tree cream cheese danish.  Your family is going to love this!

Christmas Tree Cream Cheese Danish

Do you need an EASY last minute breakfast recipe for Christmas morning? This recipe for Christmas Tree Cream Cheese Danish is easy and perfect for Christmas morning. This is the same recipe I made last year making a Candy Cane Cream Cheese Danish using refrigerated crescent rolls.

I know we all try to have the perfect Christmas morning with an amazing breakfast all laid out on a beautifully set table with really cute Christmas plates.  But in reality most Christmas mornings are a rush and sometimes not as perfect as social media makes you think it is.

Easy Last Minute Breakfast Recipe for Christmas Morning!

Which is why I love this recipe.  It’s incredibly easy.  You really should know by now that I LOVE EASY RECIPES.  I know what it’s like to not have the perfect “story-book” Christmas morning.  Yes, I have fed my family cereal with milk and even frozen waffles on Christmas morning.

But not anymore.  Not since I found this recipe.  I know if you try this recipe just one time, it will soon become a new tradition for your family every year.

Easy Tips for Making the Christmas Tree Danish

• You can make the cream cheese filling the night before. Store the filling in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.  Remove the container about 30 minutes before assembling. 
• Make sure you make an indentation in the center of each crescent circle.  Otherwise, the filling will spill over while the danish bake. 
• Using parchment paper really helps to lift the danish off the baking sheet when it’s baked and onto a serving platter.  

How to Make Christmas Tree Cream Cheese Danish

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cans of refrigerated crescent rolls
• 8 ounces cream cheese; softened
• 1 can of cherry pie filling – you will not use the whole can. 
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

For the Glaze:

• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tsp. milk

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Combine the glaze ingredients together until smooth and set aside until the danish is baked and cooled.
2. Open the packages of crescent rolls, but do not separate them. Using a serrated knife, slice each “roll” into 11 equal pieces.
3. Using your thumb or the back of a spoon, gently indent the middle of each circle so there is a space for the cream cheese to be placed inside.
4. Arrange the crescent circles into the shape of a Christmas tree.
5. In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.
6. Place a small spoonful of the cream cheese mixture into the center of each crescent circle.
7. Then place a small spoonful of the cherry pie filling on top.  You will not use all the cherry pie filling.
8. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 18 – 20 minutes.
9. Let cool and drizzle with the glaze.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

Open the cans of crescent rolls but do NOT separate them.  Slice into circles.

Arrange the crescent circles into the shape of a Christmas tree.

Place a spoonful of the cream cheese mixture into each crescent circle followed by a spoonful of cherry pie filling. Bake at 350 for 18 – 20 minutes.

Once the danish has cooled, drizzle the glaze over the entire danish.  You don’t need to cut the danish, just start pulling the crescent circles apart and ENJOY.

Your family will love this cute idea of a Christmas tree breakfast!

Here’s a few more Christmas Tree Recipe Ideas: 

• Christmas Tree Puff Pastry Appetizer
• Christmas Tree Cheese Board

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Christmas Tree Cream Cheese Danish

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

35 mins

 

An easy last-minute recipe to serve for breakfast on Christmas morning is this delicious Christmas tree cream cheese danish. Your family is going to love this!

Ingredients

• 2 cans of refrigerated crescent rolls.
• 8 ounces cream cheese; softened
• 1 can of cherry pie filling
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

For the Glaze:

• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tsp. milk

Instructions

1. Combine the glaze ingredients together until smooth and set aside until the danish is baked and cooled.

2. Open the packages of crescent rolls, but do not separate them. 

3. Using a serrated knife, slice each "roll" into 11 equal pieces. 

4. Arrange the crescent circles into the shape of a Christmas tree.

5. In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.

6. Using your thumb or the back of a spoon, gently indent the middle of each circle so there is a space for the cream cheese to be placed inside. 

7. Place a small spoonful of the cream cheese mixture into the center of each crescent circle.
8. Then place a small spoonful of the cherry pie filling on top.  You will not use all the cherry pie filling.
9. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 18 - 20 minutes.
10. Let cool and drizzle with the glaze.

And if you want another GREAT Christmas breakfast recipe, check out my Candy Cane Cream Cheese Danish.  It’s easy and delicious!

Or try this other recipe for Cream Cheese Danish.  Your family is going to love these easy idea recipes for breakfast this holiday season.