Cream Cheese Danish Casserole Recipes

EASY CREAM CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Line bottom of baking pan with 1 can of crescent rolls. Pinch all seams together to seal.
• In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese, white sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract and sour cream. Spread filling on top of rolls. Place second can of rolls on top of filling.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes.
• In a small bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar, milk and butter. After Danish has cooled, drizzle with icing.

CREAM CHEESE DANISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll 1 puff pastry sheet into a 12-by-9-inch rectangle; place on the prepared baking sheet. Combine the cream cheese, egg, vanilla, and 1 cup of sugar in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Spread evenly over the prepared puff pastry sheet.
• Roll the remaining puff pastry sheet into a 12-by-9-inch rectangle; place over the cream cheese mixture, pinching the edges of the pastry sheets together to seal.
• Combine the pecans, butter, cinnamon, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl. Spread evenly over the top layer of the pastry. Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 30 minutes. Cut into rectangles, and serve warm or at room temperature.

CREAM CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream together the cream cheese, sugar, butter, vanilla, and egg.
• In a large casserole dish, unroll one package of the crescent rolls and lie flat in the bottom of the casserole dish.
• Spread the cream cheese mixture on top of the of the unrolled crescent roll dough.
• Unroll the second can of crescent rolls and lie flat on top of the cream cheese mixture.
• Brush egg whites on top of the crescent roll dough.
• Bake for 35 - 45 minutes until golden brown.
• Let completely cool before cutting into squares.

CREAM CHEESE DANISH COFFEECAKE

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup flour, sugar, yeast, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer.
• Combine 1 cup milk and butter in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat; heat until very warm (120 to 130 degrees F (40 to 54 degrees C)), about 5 minutes.
• Beat milk-butter mixture gradually into flour mixture on low speed. Increase speed to medium; beat for 2 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape the bowl with a spatula. Beat in 1 cup flour and egg, occasionally scraping the bowl. Switch to the dough hook attachment; mix in remaining 2 cups flour until a soft dough forms.
• Turn dough out on a lightly floured work surface. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Shape into a ball. Transfer to a greased bowl. Turn over to coat top with grease. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Punch down dough and turn out on a lightly floured surface. Divide into 2 pieces. Place each piece in a separate bowl. Cover and refrigerate, 2 hours to overnight.
• Combine cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, 1 egg, and lemon juice in the clean bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on low speed until evenly blended. Increase speed to medium; beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Grease 2 baking sheets. Roll 1 piece of dough into a 12x15-inch rectangle. Transfer to a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Spread cream cheese filling in a 4-inch strip down the center of each rectangle. Cut dough on both sides of the filling into 1-inch-wide strips. Fold strips alternately over the filling to create a braid. Cover braided dough and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Brush tops of braids with 2 tablespoons milk.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.