Strawberry Danish Hearts are the perfect breakfast pastry for Valentine's Day! Using simple ingredients like cream cheese and fresh strawberries, you can bake strawberry cream cheese danishes with a flaky crust in this easy pastry recipe.
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Ingredients
8ouncescream cheeseroom temperature
3tablespoonsgranulated sugar
1teaspoon vanilla extract
2sheets puff pastrythawed
1cup fresh strawberries
1largeeggbeaten
3tablespoonsTurbinado sugar or raw sugar
¼cup powdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer, beat together the cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
Gently unfold the puff pastry sheets and roll out the creases with a rolling pin. With a heart shaped cookie cutter, punch out 10 hearts and place onto prepared baking sheet.
Spoon a dollop of the cream cheese mixture onto each pastry and spread into a smaller heart shape, leaving a space around the edges.
Place some sliced strawberries on top of the cream cheese.
Brush the edges of the pastry with some of the beaten egg, and sprinkle with some Turbinado sugar. Bake for 15 - 18 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
I highly recommend using fresh strawberries over thawing frozen one because the excess moisture could have an effect on the final outcome.