Description
Indulge in these delightful Fruit and Cream Cheese Danish Pastries that bring a touch of elegance to any breakfast or brunch table. Flaky puff pastry serves as the perfect base for a creamy filling made from rich cream cheese, sour cream, and zesty lime juice. Topped with vibrant fresh blueberries and strawberries, each pastry is a feast for the eyes and the palate. Quick to prepare—ready in just over 30 minutes—these pastries are ideal for gatherings or special occasions when you want to impress your guests. With endless fruit combinations to explore, you can customize them to match the season or your cravings!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box of puff pastry dough (2 sheets), thawed
- 1 8-ounce block of cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons lime juice, freshly squeezed or bottled
- Lime zest from one whole lime
- 2–1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Fresh blueberries, rinsed and dried
- Fresh strawberries, stems removed and cut in half
- 3 tablespoons melted butter, for brushing
- Sanding sugar
- Optional garnish: additional lime zest
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll out thawed puff pastry and cut out circles using a 4.5-inch biscuit cutter.
- Mix cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, lime juice, lime zest, and vanilla in a stand mixer until smooth.
- Place two tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture in the center of each pastry round.
- Top half with blueberries and half with halved strawberries.
- Bake for 15-16 minutes until golden brown.
- Allow cooling slightly before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 16 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Danish pastry (60g)
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg