Raspberry Cream Cheese Danish bites: Irresistibly Easy Recipe!
Golden, crisp, creamy and completely irresistible Raspberry Cream Cheese Danish bites.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Total Time: 28 minutes
- Yield: 9 pastries 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
- Fresh raspberries
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
- Fresh mint leaves, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
- Roll out puff pastry on a lightly floured surface. Cut into 9 equal squares. Fold corners slightly inward to form a roundish shape.
- Add about 1 teaspoon of cream cheese mixture into the center of each square. Top with one raspberry.
- Beat the egg and brush edges of the pastry for golden color.
- Bake 15–18 minutes or until golden brown and puffed.
- Cool slightly, then dust with powdered sugar and garnish with mint leaves.
Notes
- Keep puff pastry cold before baking for max puff.
- Swap raspberries for blueberries or strawberries.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container up to 2 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pastry
- Calories: 170 kcal
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g