Description
Flaky puff pastry filled with sweet cream cheese and tart rhubarb, finished with a smooth glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups rhubarb, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Beat cream cheese, sugar, one egg, and vanilla until smooth
- Roll out puff pastry and cut into rectangles
- Place pastry on baking sheet and spread cream cheese mixture in center
- Top with rhubarb pieces
- Whisk remaining egg with water and brush pastry edges
- Bake for 15 minutes until golden and puffed
- Cool slightly, then mix glaze and drizzle over danishes before serving
Notes
- Keep puff pastry cold before baking for best results
- Do not overfill to allow proper puffing
- Use fresh rhubarb for best flavor and texture
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 danish
- Calories: 593
- Sugar: 32
- Sodium: 320
- Fat: 34
- Saturated Fat: 18
- Unsaturated Fat: 14
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 62
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 8
- Cholesterol: 110