This Strawberry Puff Pastry Danish is the Brunch you need to be making soon! Store bought puff pastry filled with a sweetened cream cheese mixture and seasonal strawberries. Then you can choose to top if off with a sweet glaze or keep it plain.

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Hello my dear friends and happy Saturday. I sure hope you’ve all had a good week and have something relaxing to look forward to this weekend. I’ll be finishing this recipe (yes!), getting my newsletter done for Sunday, pottering around the garden and cooking some food. Sounds like my perfect weekend.

If you’re planning on baking anything this weekend, I strongly recommend this easy Strawberry Puff Pastry Danish. Keep on reading to see how it comes together and how truly easy it really is. Enjoy! xx

Check out more Puff Pastry Recipes and Ideas!

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What Is This Cream Cheese Danish Like

• Difficulty – This is a medium difficulty recipe. Although it’s isn’t difficult to make, you should pay attention when cutting and folding the pastry. There are images below to help you along the way.
• Taste – It has the perfect combination of a strawberries, creamy and sweet cream cheese and a very crisp pastry exterior.
• Serving – This danish makes eight good sized servings.

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Ingredients

• Strawberries – I used fresh strawberries for this danish. Make sure to get ripe strawberries and the smaller ones work best. If your strawberries are very large, make sure to cut them into about 1 to 1 1/2 inch pieces.
• Cream cheese – Philadelphia cream cheese was used for this danish. But you could use any kind of plain cream cheese.
• Sugar – Granulated white sugar is added to the cream cheese filling for sweetness.
• Vanilla extract – I added a small amount of vanilla extract for flavour.
• Puff Pastry – This recipe uses ready to roll frozen puff pastry. You can find this at your local supermarket in the freezer section or the chiller section. Sometimes it comes in bricks and you have to roll it out yourself.
• Egg – I used a beaten egg to brush the pastry top.
• Sugar glaze – This step is completely optional but I added it for a bit of extra luxury. You will find all the ingredients how to make the sugar glaze in the recipe card at the end of the post.

NOTE, The full recipe and ingredient list can be found at the end of the post in the recipe card.

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Instructions

1. Cut strawberries – Discard the stalks from the strawberries and cut into about 1/2 inch slices. Set aside.
2. Make cream cheese filling – In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, 1/4 cup of sugar and vanilla extract. Mix on high speed for about 2 minutes until really smooth. Set aside.
3. Cut pastry – Lay the cold pastry out on a sheet of parchment paper. Using a knife, gently score the pastry into thirds. Next, cut around six to eight equal strips on each side. *see images in post to help*
4. Fill pastry – Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture onto the centre of the pastry. Then top with the strawberries. Fold the pastry strips over each other. Gently press down the edges so they stay shut.
5. Chill pastry – Place the prepared pastry braid in the fridge for about 20 minutes to chill.
6. Preheat oven – Preheat oven to 350 degrees f/180 degrees c. Line a large baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.
7. Bake pastry braid – Brush the pastry with the egg wash. Sprinkle over a little sugar and bake for around 20 – 25 minutes or until golden and puffed.
8. Cool – Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 30 minutes.
9. Top with glaze (optional) – Make the glaze by combining the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract. Whisk well to completely combine. Drizzle over the cooled danish. Can be served straight away or you can let the glaze set to serve later.

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Recipe Tips

• Prep ahead of time – This can be prepared up to 8 hours before baking. Just cover it and refrigerate it until baking. Don’t brush with the egg wash until just before baking.
• Use cold puff pastry – When putting the braid together, make sure to use cold puff pastry. It’s much easier to work with. Warm puff pastry will be difficult to fold properly.
• Chill the braid before baking – It’s important to place the prepared danish in the fridge for about 20 minutes before baking. This will ensure the pastry puffs properly.

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Substitutions

• Puff Pastry – I recommend using store bought puff pastry, but if you have your own recipe, you could use it. Alternatively, this recipe would also work with shortcrust pastry, filo pastry or Leftover Pizza Dough.
• Strawberries – Any berries would work for this recipe like blueberries, raspberries or blackberries.

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Serving and Storage

This Danish would be great alongside a weekend brunch or a dessert any day of the week. Here’s a few things you could serve it with to make the danish even more delicious.

• Fresh whipped cream
• Ice cream
• Custard
• Homemade Lemon Curd

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Frequently Asked Questions

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