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🍓 Strawberry Cream Cheese Danish

flaky, buttery, and filled with creamy cheesecake filling
topped with sweet strawberries and a light vanilla glaze

Ingredients:

- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup diced fresh strawberries
- 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)

For the Glaze:

- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract

Procedure:

- Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Roll out the puff pastry slightly and cut it into 6 rectangles.
- Mix the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and egg yolk until smooth.
- Spoon the cream cheese mixture into the center of each pastry.
- Top with the diced strawberries.
- Fold the edges slightly and brush the pastry with the beaten egg.
- Bake for 18–22 minutes, until the pastry is puffed and golden.
- Let the pastries cool for 10 minutes.
- Whisk together the glaze ingredients and drizzle over the cooled Danish pastries.