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Cheese Heart Danishes

Celebrate love with these cute and easy cheese danishes in the shape of a heart! Whip these up for breakfast to enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea on Valentine's Day and I promise they'll be a huge hit.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
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Ingredients

CHEESE FILLING

  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • zest of half a lemon optional

EGG WASH

  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon whole milk

OTHER

  • 2 puff pastry sheets
  • diced strawberries or fruit of choice
  • granulated white sugar
  • powdered sugar

Instructions 

MAKE THE CHEESE FILLING

  1. To make the cheese filling, combine softened cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract, egg yolk, and optional lemon zest. Set aside in the fridge.

MAKE THE EGG WASH

  1. To make the egg wash, whisk together the egg and whole milk and set aside.

MAKE THE DANISH

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Roll out 2 sheets of puff pastry and punch out large hearts, as many as you can.
  2. Then using a knife or a smaller heart cutter, make an indentation slightly smaller than the big heart cut out all around but do not cut all the way through. See photo above for example. This step will help the puff pastry rise appropriately .
  3. Brush the edges of each heart with the egg wash. Add the cheese filling to the center and spread just to the edges of the smaller heart. Top it off with the fruit and add a sprinkle of granulated sugar around the edges.
  4. Pop in the oven to bake for 14 to 16 minutes or until beautifully golden.
  5. Allow to cool and then dust with powdered sugar on top to enjoy.

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