Dessert for 12

Cream Cheese Danish Pastry

Name: Cream Cheese Danish Pastry
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box puff pastry; 1 large egg; 2 tsp cream; 10 oz cream cheese; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg yolk; 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract; 2/3 cup fruit jam; 2 tbsp each: all-purpose flour and rolled oats; 2 tbsp toasted pecans; 2 tbsp each: granulated & brown sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 cup powdered sugar; 4 tbsp heavy cream (optional); 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1 pinch kosher salt

$4.03for 440 minServes 12

These flaky pastries hold sweet cream cheese and jam, then bake with a buttery pecan topping and simple glaze.

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Pie crust, 1$3.49 each typical	1	$3.49Typical price
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
	Heavy cream, 1.5 oz$0.22/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.30Typical price
	Cream cheese, 10 oz$0.30/oz typical	10 oz	$3.00Typical price
	Jelly, 7.25 oz$0.16/oz typical	7.25 oz	$1.17Typical price
	Oats, 0.5 oz$0.10/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.04Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 0.5 oz$0.70/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.39Typical price
	Butter, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$12.10

Swaps

Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

40 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.01 per serving$4.03 for 4

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Ingredients

1 box puff pastry
1 large egg
2 tsp cream
10 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2/3 cup fruit jam
2 tbsp each: all-purpose flour and rolled oats
2 tbsp toasted pecans
2 tbsp each: granulated & brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 cup powdered sugar
4 tbsp heavy cream (optional)
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 pinch kosher salt

Steps

Heat the oven to 400 F and line a 9-by-13-inch pan with parchment.
Beat the cream cheese, granulated sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla until smooth.
Mix the flour, oats, pecans, both sugars, cinnamon, and melted butter into a crumbly topping.
Lay the puff pastry in the pan, spread on the cream cheese, add jam, and sprinkle with topping.
Whisk the egg with cream, brush the pastry edges, and bake for 22 to 25 minutes until puffed.
Stir the powdered sugar, heavy cream, vanilla, and salt, then drizzle the glaze over the warm pastry.

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