Crescent Roll Cheese danishes are a shortcut version of our favorite bakery danishes! Simple but delicious. Dessert or breakfast!
CRESCENT ROLL CHEESE DANISHES
Do you remember a short while back I posted a recipe for SHORTCUT APPLE DANISHES? Well, I got such great feedback from that recipe that I had to try my hand at some cream cheese ones. So I tried my hand at a yummy cream cheese fillings and butter my butt and call me a biscuit - I was surprised at how good these turned out. So this one is for all you cheese danish lovers!
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TIPS FOR MAKING THESE EASY DANISHES:
- If you don't need so many danishes, just use one tube of crescent rolls and save the leftover cream cheese filling for another time. Just put it in a container with an airtight lid and store in the fridge for up to a week.
- Try adding strawberry or raspberry jam along with the cream cheese. It adds amazing flavor!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED:
For the danishes:
2 tubes crescent rolls
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese (softened)
¼ cup granulated white sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tbsp. butter (melted)
8 tbsp. light brown sugar
for the glaze:
½ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
4 tsp. milk
HOW TO MAKE THESE EASY CHEESE DANISHES:
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. In a medium bowl, combine softened cream cheese with white sugar and vanilla extract. Mixture should be creamy and smooth when finished (like cheesecake batter.)
Separate crescent roll dough into eight rectangles. Seal perforations to make a rectangle.
Using a brush or spoon, spread melted butter all over crescent rolls. Sprinkle each rectangle with 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.
Roll up from long side; pinch edges to seal.
Holding one end, loosely coil each one.
Now you want to get in there with your fingers and spread out the dough some to make room for the filling. Just pull and stretch and make a nice dent in the middle. Place on cookie sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Top each coil with about 2 tablespoons of cream cheese filling.
Bake at 350(F) for 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown. For the glaze, in a bowl, combine powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. Stir until smooth and drizzle over each warm danishes.
Cook's Note: If you don't need so many danishes, just use one tube of crescent rolls and save the leftover cream cheese filling for another time. Just put it in a container with an airtight lid and store in the fridge for up to a week. Makes 8 danishes.
Enjoy!
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Originally published: June 2011
Updated & republished: July 2020
CRESCENT ROLL CHEESE DANISHES
Crescent Roll Cheese danishes are a shortcut version of our favorite bakery danishes! Simple but delicious. Dessert or breakfast!
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Servings: 8
Calories: 337kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tubes crescent rolls
- 1 8 oz package cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup granulated white sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- 8 tbsp light brown sugar
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 tsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F) In a medium bowl, combine softened cream cheese with white sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Separate crescent dough into eight rectangles (there will be two crescent rolls to each rectangle.) Seal perforations.
- Using a brush or spoon, spread melted butter all over crescent rolls.
- Sprinkle each rectangle with about 1 tbsp. of brown sugar.
- Roll up from long side of the crescent rectangle; pinch edges to seal.
- Holding one end, loosely coil each.
- Spread out the dough in the middle some to make room for the filling.
- Place on cookie sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Top each coil with about 2 tablespoons of cream cheese filling.
- Bake at 350(F) for 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown.
- For the glaze, in a bowl, combine powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. Stir until smooth and drizzle over each warm danish.
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Nutrition
Calories: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 448mg | Potassium: 44mg | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 375IU | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 0.7mg
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Wow - these turned out way better than I hoped!
Brandie - wow! My husband will fall in love with me all over again if I make these for him!!! Woo-hoo! Love this one Girl!! 🙂
Yum. Looks fantastic. I cannot wait to try this out. I have all the ingredients awaiting me.
Congrats on all of your success from one recipe - it was a good one! This one looks delicious as well!
I am going to HAVE to try this one! What a simple weekend breakfast. I think my family will love this!
Look amazing I would like here we have these crescent roll in tubes, is amazing! xxgloria
That is a great response from a recipe. Congratulations! I know being a food blogger and receiving comments and emails is the reason we do this. This looks like an easy danish recipe and one I'd love to try. Pillsbury products make their way into our cart on most grocery trips. Yummy!
woww what a great trick..Fantastic idea and so fast...I adore cheese danish and this one I will have to try..I am still so impressed!!!
These look delicious! I'm not surprised your other ones were such a hit!
Brandie...I need to tell you I've been a lurker of your delicious blog for quite some time now and have made MANY of your recipes with 100% success!
Just last night I made the apple version of these cheese danishes and my husband LOVED them. When he says "this is a keeper" I know to file it away.
Thank you SO MUCH for taking the time to post these recipes. I know it is a commitment.
~~Peggy Lee
*made your whoopie pies last week*
I am having these for breakfast! They are so easy to make!
my mouth is watering ..looking yummy
Those look amazing Brandie! Good job!
These were SO good! I made your apple danishes too! You are a GENIUS!
Oh my those look delicious as do your other recipes. I will definitely be back for a visit. Love your kind of cooking!
Wow Im a danish freak and I have to make these, Im already thinking about what else I can use for fillings? The list could be endless.
Thanks!!
Those look amazing! Thank you so much for your easy recipes! You make me feel like a good cook and baker and that is saying A LOT!! I appreciate you more than you know and for not making me feel bad for using shortcuts!
I didn't change a thing - perfect!
These look amazing- I am not surprised that Pillsbury is thrilled that you have found one of their products to be so versatile in making breakfast goodies! The best thing about success is when it comes when you are not looking for it-a nice surprise. I have book marked this recipe for making when I have guests and do not want to spend all my time in the kitchen.
Oh I would love to wake up to one of these tomorrow morning! Delicious
Mary
Brandie I made these!! They were so good and my hubby was totally impressed! Thank you!
Wow these cheese danishes look amazing! What a great recipe!
Cheese danishes are my favorite! It would be unsafe for me to be in a room with all 8 of these delicious gems!!! Great recipe, Brandie~
Best cheaters recipe ever!!
Wow! These are perfection - love them!!!!