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Cream cheese generously coating a flaky round crescent roll topped with cinnamon sugar to create a Danish crescent roll with cream cheese.
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Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish

Flaky crescent roll dough bakes with a sweet cream cheese dollop and a sprinkling of cinnamon to make these super easy danishes.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 20 danishes
Calories 144kcal
Author Jennifer Osterholt

Ingredients

Danish

  • 16 ounces crescent roll dough 2 tubes
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Topping

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350℉.
  • Start with cold crescent roll dough, keep each roll in the shape of a tube. Cut the tube in half and then cut each half into 5 disks creating 20 total slices.
    16 ounces crescent roll dough
  • Place disks on baking sheet and use a teaspoon to create a divot in each disk.
  • Mix cream cheese, egg, lemon juice, sugar and vanilla and place evenly sized dollops on top of crescent roll disks.
    8 ounces cream cheese, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture on top of the cream cheese mixture.
    1 teaspoon cinnamon, 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Serve warm, room temperature or chilled for best results.

Nutrition

Serving: 16g | Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 217mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 164IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.3mg