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:
- Combine the glaze ingredients together until smooth and set aside until the danish is baked and cooled.
- Open the packages of crescent rolls, but do not separate them. Using a serrated knife, slice each “roll” into 11 equal pieces.
- 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.
- Arrange the crescent circles into the shape of a Christmas tree.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.
- Place a small spoonful of the cream cheese mixture into the center of each crescent circle.
- Then place a small spoonful of the cherry pie filling on top. You will not use all the cherry pie filling.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 18 – 20 minutes.
- 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:
- 2 cans of refrigerated crescent rolls.
- 8 ounces cream cheese; softened
- 1 can of cherry pie filling
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp. milk
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Combine the glaze ingredients together until smooth and set aside until the danish is baked and cooled.
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Open the packages of crescent rolls, but do not separate them.
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Using a serrated knife, slice each "roll" into 11 equal pieces.
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Arrange the crescent circles into the shape of a Christmas tree.
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In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.
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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.
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Place a small spoonful of the cream cheese mixture into the center of each crescent circle.
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Then place a small spoonful of the cherry pie filling on top. You will not use all the cherry pie filling.
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Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 18 - 20 minutes.
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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.
Could I make these the night before?
I wouldn’t recommend making them the night before. What you could do is prepare the cream cheese mixture the night before. I do that all the time! Thanks for visiting.
I’m not a big fan of crescent rolls so could you make these with puff pastry?
Yes, you could use puff pastry in this recipe. You would need to cut out circle shapes using a round biscuit cutter. I’ve never tried using puff pastry dough, so I would love if you could let me know how they turn out for you. Thank you for visiting Misty.
I accidentally bought pie crusts instead of crescents 😰 do you think I could use that instead? Oops
I don’t think pie crust dough would work in place of crescent rolls. 🙁 Can you run back out to the grocery store? You still have time!
would blueberry be good with this
Of course!
Besides making into a tree, this is also pretty cool made into a wreath form
Great idea too!
I made this for Christmas Eve brunch. Presentation was impressive and taste to match. A hit that will definitely be repeated in years to come!!
Can you use strawberry preserves instead of cherry pie filling?
These are in the oven now for a quick festive snack for boy scouts ! Look super cute and yummy ! Thank you very much for sharing this recipe…. Delilah ��
Hey, Lois! Just wanted to let you know that we loved your Christmas Tree Danish so much when you shared it at the #HomeMattersParty last week, we've HIGHLIGHTED it THIS WEEK! Hope you can check it out when you get a sec. Happy Friday!!!
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai / Home Matters Linky Party
Such a great idea!!! Looks so simple, thanks for sharing 🙂
Sarah Bell
Trendy & Tidy
Hi Lois,
These really look yummy. I make a tree with Pillsbury cinnamon or orange rolls, looks
festive and so easy…………as I get older I am getting more and more about the easy. lol Merry Christmas, Nellie