Description
Delicious and easy Apple Danishes made with crescent rolls and a creamy apple filling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tubes crescent rolls or rounds
- 20 ounces apple pie filling
- 2 Tablespoons butter (salted or unsalted, melted)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2–3 teaspoons milk
- 5 Granny Smith Apples (cored, peeled, and diced into small pieces)
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1/3 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 egg yolk (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg (beaten)
- 2 Tablespoons water
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon milk (any kind)
- 1 17 ounce box of Puff Pastry (thawed at room temperature)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly spray with non-stick spray.
- If making apple pie filling from scratch, add the water, cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice and bring to a boil over medium heat while whisking constantly.
- Once the mixture begins to boil, stir and cook until the sauce thickens.
- Add the apples to the sauce and stir to mix. Turn the temperature to low and simmer with a lid on but vented until the apples are tender, approximately 8-10 minutes.
- While the apples simmer, beat the cream cheese in a medium mixing bowl until smooth.
- Add the sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, and lemon juice and mix for approximately two minutes or until everything is smooth.
- Open the can of pie filling and, using kitchen shears, cut the apples into small pieces, set aside.
- Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl, set aside.
- Open a can of crescent rolls and unroll the dough. Separate the dough so that you have 4 rectangles (two triangles equal one rectangle). Pinch the seams together to create one solid piece.
- Use a pastry brush to coat the front side of the rectangle with butter.
- Generously sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over the entire rectangle.
- Roll the dough into a log starting on the long side.
- Coil the dough into a spiral and pinch the end of the log into the side of the spiral and/or tuck underneath.
- Use your fingers to create a well in the center of the dough.
- Add 2-3 Tablespoons of pie filling to the well and sprinkle cinnamon and sugar over the entire Danish.
- Repeat the process with the remaining ingredients, ending with 8 Danishes.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12-14 minutes or until the dough is golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- In a small bowl, mix the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
- Drizzle the glaze over each roll and enjoy!
Notes
- Each tube of crescent rolls makes 4 Danishes.
- Ensure apples are diced into small pieces for even cooking.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Danish
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg