Description
Indulge in the delightful flavors of fall with these Pumpkin Cream Cheese Danish pastries. Flaky puff pastry envelopes a creamy pumpkin and sweetened cream cheese filling, creating a perfect blend of seasonal ingredients and decadent taste.
Ingredients
Scale
Puff Pastry:
- 2 sheets puff pastry (thawed)
- 1 egg + 2 Tablespoons water (for egg wash)
Pumpkin Filling:
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 egg
Cream Cheese Filling:
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 Tablespoons sugar
Powdered Sugar Glaze:
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 Tablespoons milk
Instructions
- PREPARE the Puff Pastry dough – Roll out the thawed puff pastry sheets into rectangles and cut them into smaller pieces.
- PREHEAT oven – Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and prepare baking sheets.
- PREPARE the fillings – Mix pumpkin puree, sugar, vanilla, spices, and egg for the pumpkin filling. Combine cream cheese, vanilla, and sugar for the cream cheese filling.
- ASSEMBLE the Pastries – Place puff pastry rectangles, add cream cheese and pumpkin fillings, swirl, brush with egg wash, and bake until golden.
- DRIZZLE with powdered sugar glaze – Optionally, drizzle the pastries with a powdered sugar glaze.
Notes
- You can customize the spice level by adjusting the amount of pumpkin pie spice used.
- Feel free to add a sprinkle of chopped nuts or a dash of cinnamon on top for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pastry
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: Pumpkin Cream Cheese Danish, Fall Pastries, Pumpkin Pastry Recipe
