Easy Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish Recipe
Enjoy a pastry with your coffee or tea. This Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish is so easy to make!
If you're a pastry lover like we are you will definitely enjoy this easy peasy Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish Recipe. It's so easy to make and you can easily make different variations of this Crescent Roll Danish. Like strawberries, blueberries or other fruit you can add them. Think of whatever pie fillings or jams you like even lemon pie and you can have that flavor. The possibilities are endless.
If you love sweet treats and can imagine yourself sitting down with your cup of coffee or tea with your favorite Danish flavor then this recipe is for you. It's almost too easy to make, you'll want to double the batch but it's just as easy to half this Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish Recipe too. I love adding some lemon zest to it or switch out the cream cheese filling with a lemon pie filling. The delicious possibilities are endless.
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Easy Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish Recipe
Easy Crescent Roll Danish Recipe Recipe Type : Dessert, Snack, Danish, Pastry Author: Michelle - Powered by Mom Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 35 mins Serves: 16
Ingredients
- 2 cans of crescent rolls
- 1 8 oz package of cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon sour cream
- Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon softened butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Unroll the crescent rolls and separate into 4 rectangles (4 rectangles per can). In each of the rectangles, pinch closed the diagonal line to form a solid sheet of dough. Then, slice lengthwise to form two strips from each.
- Sprinkle lightly with the granulated sugar.
- Roll each of the rectangles into a roll.
- Gently lift and twist the opposite ends in opposing directions to form a loose rope.
- Form a circle with the twisted dough and place onto a cookie sheet lined with a parchment paper. Space each Danish at least 2 inches apart.
- Using your fingers, press the center to make a well for the filling. You may also need to stretch out the sides a bit.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, cream together cream cheese, granulated sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and sour cream. (I used a mixer to make this easier).
- Once creamed, add approximately a tablespoon of the filling to each roll.
- Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.
- Remove, and allow to cool for approximately 15 minutes.
- Icing
- While Danishes are cooling, use a small bowl and mix together powdered sugar, milk and butter.
- Place in a plastic baggie by using a small glass or cup (to make an easy piping bag), and push to one corner. Snip the corner off with a pair of scissors. Then, lightly drizzle over the cooled Danishes.
Notes
2 cans crescent rolls makes 16 smaller size danishes.
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You can also fill with pie filling, jams, and preserves! You can use cherry, apple, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, apricot, lemon, etc. - whatever your favorite is!)
Do not handle dough any more than you have to as it can cause it to become tough, not flaky.
Recipe is easily halved or doubled.
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Now how easy is that right? Remember you can use whatever fillings you want but even this basic Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish Recipe is a treat. My family is completely hooked on them.
If you're like me you like to have a bit of a visual so here are some of the steps in photos to show you how easy it is to make this Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish Recipe.
Twist the crescent rolls, kind of looks like bread sticks.
Now you form the circle and put the ends in the middle to complete the base of Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish. 
Add the filling and it's time to bake them.
Once cooled you can add the icing.
Now it's time to go and enjoy your delicious treat. Will it be with coffee or tea? Coffee for me. Enjoy your Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish!
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These look so yummy and easy to make.
Cream cheese and Danish - I love them both!
Delicious! This recipe is so easy. I pinned it!
I really like that this is a flexible recipe and that I can vary the fillings. Never thought I'd make pastries but these seem very easy to make. Another of your recipes saved, thanks.
These recipe loos Delicious. I need to try this.
Pinned this for later! Thank you!
This recipe does sound really good. I have a sweet tooth so...yum!
I love crescent rolls and cream cheese and these look amazing.
These look so good! It is an easy way to treat the family and/or company to waking up to something so delish that wasn't that hard or messy to make!
I love easy ideas and the look delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
Anything with cream cheese makes a recipe number 1 for me.
You had me at cream cheese. These look so good. Especially being home baked.
Looks very easy and quick. I will have to make some but I will use cherry pie filling in mine
I think I will tey this recipe during the holidays.
Sounds super easy and delish.
I don't eat many sweets, but when I do I do enjoy cheese Danishes.
Thanks
How simple this is! I can make it, cheese danish is one of my favorite food groups 🙂 I always have crescent roll on hand...
These look delightful. Cream cheese fillings are my favorite.
OK I admit you had me at cream cheese. These look quick and easy! For sure a must do!
I love Danish and I didn't realize it could be made so easily. This looks delish and I will be making it soon. Thanks for the recipe!
Oh my goodness these sound absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I really LOVE fresh cream cheese danish from the bakery. THANKS FOR SHARING THIS RECIPE! Now I can make my own at home. I'm also going to make these with raspberries. 🙂
Oops... I meant to hit 5 stars for this super recipe.
OMG this looks so good. I will have to try this recipe
These look wonderful. I love danish and was in need of an easy recipe to make them. I am going to have to try this soon. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Made these before. Not the exact same way though. But I am deffinelty going to try this way looks alot easier . These are delicious and easy though !
These look fabulous (and decadent)!
Looks delicious and thanks for the clear instructions. These sound great for a party im hosting.
I absolutely love danishes, but I've never attempted to make my own. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I can't wait to try.
These look delicious and so easy to make (thanks for sharing the photos along with the recipe). One thing I like is that I have most of the ingredients already.
Who don't like cream cheese danish. This is a great quick way to make them. Yum. Thanks for sharing.
This is so much easier than the ones I had been making. I haven't made any in a while because it's so time-consuming. I love your recipe and can't wait to try it out. Thanks for sharing.l
These look delicious & easy to make for unexpected visitors.
I cannot wait to try this recipe. What a great idea and it looks so yummy with using crescent rolls. Pinned it so I don't lose the recipe. Yum!
These Easy Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danishes look soooo delicious & easy to make! I'm going to have to add the crescent rolls & cream cheese to my grocery list for next time I go. My family would go ga-ga over them for breakfast! Thanks for sharing!
This recipe sounds amazing. And so easy. I will be making them.
These are good. And quick to make.
I was looking for this recipe! I have been thinking of making these danishes for quite a while. I would like to try doing this with Cherry pie filling.
Oh my, I think that I need these in my life!! Yum!!!
I can not wait to make these. I use to eat them in the lunch room every day while I was in the nursing home.
that look good and would love to have to make them
These look amazing! I know they'll taste great because I like all of the ingredients, including the crescent rolls. I love how easy these would be to make - for sure I could make them and everyone would enjoy them.
This recipe sounds awesome. My daughter would love it.
Oh man! This sounds so delicious and relatively easy! Definitely saving this recipe to try some time. I've actually not had danish's all that often. So, it should be interesting to try to attempt.
These look as good as the ones in the stores! I love using crescent rolls in recipes & can't wait to try!
They look just as good as if they came from a bakery. I love cream cheese danishes.
Yum, these look delicious and I love how easy they are to make! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe! 🙂
I can't believe you made these with cresent rolls! How simple and they look so good.
Love using tubed dough to make delicious treats and meals! Adding another to my recipe bank ~ thanks!
That sounds really good and easy enough for me to make. I love cream cheese danish. I'll have to try this. Thanks!
This is a great recipe!
These are one of my favorites that I would never consider making at home.
These look delicious and relatively easy so that I could make them for a special event this summer. My family loves coffee cakes that have cream cheese in them and this takes it to the personal size
Omg these look super delicious!!
This recipe looks super easy yet delicious! I like how you can use crescent rolls from a can.
My daughter just asked me to start baking again. This may be the first thing I try!
These are my absolute favorites. Thanks for posting!
These look delicious. I would probably add some cherry filling too.
Since my Mom was born in Denmark we do love our Danish Pastries! She always made one of best Danish Pastries ever!
I love danish and this recipe looks like something I can actually make. I can't wait to try them!
This looks delicious and easy enough for me to do. I may have to try to make them soon.
These look so professional! Yet so easy to make. I wish I could find crescent rolls that are gluten free. It takes so much work to make puff pastries from scratch. I did it once and it was an all day activity.
Thank you so much! This has always been my favorite danish so it's great to know the secret to making my own!
Looks delicious! Thank you for the pictures.. I'm a definite person who needs to see how to prepare food.
This looks amazing!!! Going to try it!!
These Cream Cheese Danishes look so Delicious! I can just imagine myself eating one now! Lol! Danishes are my Absolute Favorite in the Pastry line..My Father used to always go to the Bakery after church on Sunday and get some Danishes or coffee cake. When we got home we had them with Milk!! Good Memories!
2 cans of crescent rolls :O . I make my own crescent roll dough. (that's like croissants, right? If not, oops) It's a long process, lucky for them everyone likes them
i love cooking and trying new recipes. these look delicious, i think my whole family would enjoy them. Yum! 🙂
These look so good! I cannot wait to try them <3
These look really good, I will have to try them. Thanks for sharing.
These look so yummy! I know what I'll be picking up this week at the grocery store! Pinned for later!
I am trying this tonight. I am a sucker for cheese danish.
Love this recipe, it looks so yummy! My husband loves crescent rolls! I think I'll surprise him by making these cream cheese Danishes for Father's Day! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I am seriously going to have to try this! I have become addicted to starbucks' cheese Danish. I don't have the time or money for that addiction! These look so good!
Looks delicious... crescent rolls yum.
I LOVE danishes so this is a great shortcut to making them. Thanks for the great recipe!
Looking good love to try them
I am always looking for new and easy snack recipes..can't wait to try this one!!
Love this, I would not make them because I would just eat and eat and eat them.
I'm a sucker for cheese danish, I never knew they were so easy to make at home!
These look awesome! Easy to make yet folks might think you slaved over them for hours! lol. They would be a big hit with my kids. I'd have to steal a few. 😉
I love cheese danish, but my hubby and a couple others in my family doesn't. How sad am I ?
I know I would love this recipe!
Yum!
That is such a clever idea. I love how many things you can make with crescent rolls.
this sounds like it is a great idea
We love eating danish but have never made them. I thought they would be to hard to make. These sound good and easy to make. Will be giving it a try.
Love eating danish in the morning and this are so easy to make. Thanks for sharing!!!
Oh my, these look wonderful. I have to go make them for breakfast tomorrow.