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Almond Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish

Published: Mar 26, 2014 · Modified: Sep 23, 2020 by Manju · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

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A delightful, easy recipe to make as a quick snack, dessert or even to serve at a breakfast or brunch! This Almond Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish will soon be a favorite!

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I don’t remember where I saw this recipe. It was either on Foodgawker or Pinterest.Wherever it was, it piqued my interest and went to the blog to look up the recipe. It took me to this lovely blog, Wanna be a Country Cleaver where there was a recipe for 20-minute Blueberry Cream Cheese Danishes. The photographs were lovely and the writing was very fresh and friendly. I was immediately attracted to it and spent some time going through some other posts, before coming back again to these danishes. I made a mental note to get everything I needed the next time I went grocery shopping.

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We usually have all kinds of berries – blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries, as lil V loves them a lot. He has even started saying Sa-sa for strawberries, which we find to be really adorable. It is the only other fruit he differentiates when he says, everything other fruit is aa-pl for him. I didn’t want to steal from his collecttion of fruits, so I went ahead and bought a box of blueberries just for this. I knew I had puff pastry sheets and cream cheese spread.

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And of course, like with any other recipe, I could not stick to the original recipe. I had to make my own additions to it. I immediately thought of adding some lemon zest to the cream cheese mix. I have had a lemon blueberry cake before and liked how the two flavors mingled together. I don’t like my desserts to be lemon-y but just a hint of lemon is not all lemon-y. Right.

As I was adding the almond extract, I thought why not add some sliced almonds that I had in the pantry for that little extra crunch in the center. Turns out, that extra crunch was really good. We loved it!

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This recipe needs the minimum ingredients for a dessert and can be made in a jiffy. Puff pastry, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, almond extract, almonds, blueberries, lemon zest, a little egg wash and you are all set! The best part is that, all these ingredients are those that you usually will have in your pantry/freezer.

Almond Lemon Bluebery Danish

It also takes very little time to put it together and make it. You can also make it for a large group too. And it will look as if you put a whole lot of effort and slaved all day in the kitchen. Thank you Megan for putting this recipe up on your blog!

Almond Lemon Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish - Mirch Masala

Almond Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish

Ingredients

  1. Puff pastry, unthawed - 1 sheet
  2. Cream Cheese - 6 to 8 oz
  3. Powdered Sugar - ⅓ cup
  4. Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
  5. Almond extract - ½ tsp
  6. Zest of half a lemon
  7. Sliced almonds - ½ cup
  8. Blueberries - 1 cup
  9. Egg - 1
  10. More powdered sugar for garnish
  11. A little flour to help with rolling out the pastry

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
  2. Dust some flour on the countertop and roll out the puff pastry sheet.
  3. Cut the sheet into rectangles roughly 5X3 inches.
  4. Score a ¼ - ½" border with a knife on each puff pastry rectangle. Using a fork prick a few times within the border of the pastry dough. This helps the center portion to not rise. (I didn't know that earlier)
  5. Whip the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, almond extract and lemon zest till smooth.
  6. Spoon this to the center of the pastry rectangle and spread within the borders.
  7. Place some blueberries and almonds and press them a little into the cream cheese.
  8. Make an egg wash by mixing the egg with a little water and brush this on the edges of the pastry rectangle where there is no filling.
  9. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 20-25 mins or until the pastry becomes golden brown.
  10. Cool on a wire rack and serve immediately. If serving later, it is best if not reheated.
Almond Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish
Ingredients
  • Puff pastry, unthawed - 1 sheet
  • Cream Cheese - 6 to 8 oz
  • Powdered Sugar - ⅓ cup
  • Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
  • Almond extract - ½ tsp
  • Zest of half a lemon
  • Sliced almonds - ½ cup
  • Blueberries - 1 cup
  • Egg - 1
  • More powdered sugar for garnish
  • A little flour to help with rolling out the pastry
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
  2. Dust some flour on the countertop and roll out the puff pastry sheet.
  3. Cut the sheet into rectangles roughly 5X3 inches.
  4. Score a ¼ - ½" border with a knife on each puff pastry rectangle. Using a fork prick a few times within the border of the pastry dough. This helps the center portion to not rise. (I didn't know that earlier)
  5. Whip the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, almond extract and lemon zest till smooth.
  6. Spoon this to the center of the pastry rectangle and spread within the borders.
  7. Place some blueberries and almonds and press them a little into the cream cheese.
  8. Make an egg wash by mixing the egg with a little water and brush this on the edges of the pastry rectangle where there is no filling.
  9. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 20-25 mins or until the pastry becomes golden brown.
  10. Cool on a wire rack and serve immediately. If serving later, it is best if not reheated.
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  1. Fabiola says

    October 05, 2015 at 10:54 am

    4 stars
    Well, I confess I am really baking-impaired, but you're right, this doesn´t look hard at all! And it's perfect with coffee. I am sharing the recipe and you just convinced me to get my baking act together!

    Reply
    • Manju says

      October 05, 2015 at 12:58 pm

      I am glad 🙂 Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Shannon says

    October 06, 2015 at 2:27 pm

    5 stars
    Wow, not only do these look delicious but they sound delicious too!

    Reply
  3. Molly Kumar says

    October 08, 2015 at 12:44 pm

    5 stars
    They look so delicious and petite! I love Cheese Danish and Almond-blueberry combination sounds so good.

    Reply
  4. Cassandrea @ chewsandbrews.ca says

    January 17, 2016 at 2:55 pm

    5 stars
    I've never made a danish before! Part of my 2016 goals is to try new things and this will be one! Cheese and blueberries - yes please!!!

    Reply
    • Manju says

      January 18, 2016 at 9:19 am

      ??

      Reply
  5. Jam and Tea says

    March 10, 2016 at 2:05 pm

    These look delicious!

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