Christmas Tree Cream Cheese Danish
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
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
For the Glaze:
- ⅓ 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.
- Arrange the crescent circles into the shape of a Christmas tree.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.
- 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.
- 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.