Cream Cheese Crescent Rolls

Easy to make cream cheese crescent rolls are filled with a sweetened cream cheese, lemon flavoring and topped with a powdered sugar glaze. This recipe is perfect for a simple family breakfast or a fun mid-afternoon coffee break.

Using crescent rolls allows us to create a classic breakfast treat that's so easy to make at home! Everyone will think you spent all morning in the kitchen putting this recipe together.

Check out my list of other Crescent Roll Recipes for even more ideas of how to use this incredible refrigerator dough.

Crescent roll dough is extremely easy to work with and this danish recipe turned out delicious. Plus, this recipe only takes about 30 minutes from start to finish.

I hope you'll try this easy and tasty breakfast or even dessert recipe the next time you need a little something sweet to serve to family and friends.

You can easily add fruit to the top of the danish before baking like I do with my Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish. Plain or with fruit, this recipe is delicious!

Table of Contents

• Easy Breakfast Danish Recipes
• What is Cheese Danish filling made of?
• Helpful Kitchen Tools
• Main Ingredients Needed
• Step-by-Step Instructions
• Before You Begin!
• Recipe Variations
• Storage Tips
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• 💬 Comments

Looking for more danish recipes or Easy Dessert Recipes? Try my very popular Christmas Tree Danish Recipe or Easter Egg Shaped Cream Cheese Danish for the holidays.

Easy Breakfast Danish Recipes

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so why not make it extra special with a delicious danish? Danishes are a type of pastry that can be filled with anything from fruit to chocolate, and they make a perfect addition to any morning meal.

Best of all, they're surprisingly easy to make at home! There are plenty of recipes available online, so you're sure to find one that's perfect for your taste buds:

• Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danishes
• Cherry Danish
• Apple Danish - or you could use any other favorite canned pie filling.

So next time you're looking for a special breakfast treat, try this recipe. I know you'll love it as much as my family does.

What is Cheese Danish filling made of?

For this recipe, I used softened cream cheese mixed with sugar and a little lemon extract for flavor. Traditionally, Cheese Danish filling is typically made from a combination of cream cheese, eggs, and milk.

The cream cheese provides a rich and tangy flavor, while the eggs help to bind the filling together. Milk is often added to thin out the mixture and make it easier to spread. Other ingredients, such as sugar, vanilla extract, and lemon juice, may also be used to flavor the filling.

I take a huge shortcut with this recipe and use refrigerator crescent roll dough. Although you can also use a homemade pastry dough or puff pastry to spoon the cheese mixture filling in before baking until golden brown.

Some Cheese Danish recipes use a filling made using cottage cheese or ricotta cheese in place of cream cheese. However, these types of cheese tend to be less flavorful and may not provide as smooth of a texture.

Helpful Kitchen Tools

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Main Ingredients Needed

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Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1 | Prepare the Crescent Rolls

• Open the crescent roll dough but keep it in the log form.
• Slice the dough into 8 to 10 equal pieces.
• Place them on a parchment lined baking sheet.
• Using a tart tamper tool, gently press to create an indent in each for the cream cheese filling.

Step 2 | Prepare the Cream Cheese Filling

• Make sure the cream cheese is soft before even beginning this step.
• You can remove it from the refrigerator an hour before you're planning on making this recipe.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese, sugar and lemon extract together until smooth.
• Add about a tablespoon to the center of each crescent roll circle.

Step 3 | Brush with Egg Wash

• Brush the crescent roll "rim" with a beaten egg white. This will give the danish a shine.
• I like to also sprinkle the danish with a little extra granulated sugar.

Step 4 | Baking Instructions

• Bake for 10 minutes in a preheated 350°F oven or until the edges are golden brown.
• Allow the danish to cool before drizzling with the powdered sugar glaze.

Recipe Variations

• You can use any pie filling flavor you like. Cherry or lemon would be great too.
• If you want, you can try vanilla or lemon extract instead of the almond extract.
• Slivered almonds or chopped pecans sprinkled on top of the glaze would make a great topping and add a little fun crunch to the sweetened cream cheese flavor.

Storage Tips

• Any leftovers should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
• They will remain fresh like this for about a day.
• However, as with most crescent roll recipes, they are best eaten fresh.

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