Fresh Fruit Cheese Danish

This is a wonderfully easy recipe to make your Danishes at home. Enjoy with coffee or tea, with friends & family. This recipe was presented on KSL-TV.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 8 danishes

Ingredients

• 1 (17 1/4ounce) package puff pastry sheets, thawed
• 8  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄4 cup half-and-half cream
• 1  egg
• 2  tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1  lemon, zest of

• 1 cup fresh berries of choice

•  blackberries or  blueberries or  raspberries or  strawberry
• 1⁄2 cup  sliced almonds
•  powdered sugar

Directions

1. Place the pastry sheets on work surface; cut each sheet into fourths.
2. Have 2 baking sheets lined with parchment or Silpat ready.
3. In a bowl, beat the cream cheese, half & half, egg, powdered sugar, and lemon zest.
4. Divide the mixture among the 8 squares of pastry, placing the cheese in the center of each square.
5. Top each with a tablespoon of fruit choice. Cut a small slit in the corners of each pastry square, then fold the pastry over the cheese so that the center is exposed. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.
6. Bake in a 425* oven for 20 minutes or until golden.
7. Remove from oven, sprinkle with powdered sugar, cool slightly before serving. The.
8. preparation time is an estimate.
9. ENJOY !