Strawberry Cream Cheese Crescent DanishBy Kelly Miller • April16,2016 • Updated July 16, 2018 • 12 Comments70.7K25 Jump to Recipe Crescent rolls with cheesecake and strawberry pie filling, topped with more crescent rolls, and finished with a dusting of sugar. This is a super easy recipe to wow your guests for brunch or dessert! I’m sitting here with half of a slice of this magnificent danish willing it not to end. I’m very serious here, friends! I’ve been very good with watching my calories the past few months and I planned ahead today for a slice of this. Because I knew it was going to be this good. I’ve always been a stinker for sweet breakfasty, brunchy recipes. They’re words right? You know what I’m talking about: gooey cinnamon rolls, doughy french toast, coffee cakes, jumbo muffins. You name it, I’m in love with it all! This one though can seriously double as a full on dessert. Creamy cheesecake filling along with a layer of strawberry pie filling. Plus, the colors – it’s so pretty to look it! Ok, have I sold you on this danish yet? Strawberry Cream Cheese Crescent DanishCrescent rolls with cheesecake and strawberry pie filling, topped with more crescent rolls, and finished with a dusting of sugar. This is a super easy recipe to wow your guests for brunch or dessert4.19 from 22 votes Print Pin RateCourse: DessertCuisine: AmericanKeyword: crescent roll danish, crescent roll recipePrep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 30 minutesTotal Time: 45 minutesServings: 12 servingsCalories: 216kcalAuthor: Kelly MillerIngredients2 8 oz cans refrigerated crescent rolls8 oz cream cheese room temperature1 1/4 cup sugar divided1 egg separated1 tsp vanilla extract21 oz strawberry pie fillingwhipped creamInstructionsSpray the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish. Unroll one can of crescent dough into the baking dish. Press seams to seal well.In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla. Spread cream cheese mixture over dough.Spoon strawberry pie filling over cream cheese. Unroll remaining crescent roll dough over strawberry pie filling (optional: unroll on a greased cookie sheet, press seams well, and then place on top of strawberry pie filling).Beat egg white until frothy in a small bowl and brush over top of danish. Sprinkle evenly with remaining sugar.Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until dough is golden brown. Cool completely before slicing and serving!NutritionCalories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 31mg | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 275IU | Vitamin C: 10.5mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 0.3mg Tried this recipe?Follow me @mostlyhomemademom or tag #MostlyHomemadeMom! In #3 of the directions above, I gave you two options on the top crescent crust. If I was just making this for my family, I wouldn’t bother pressing the seams out or anything. But I did do that with the pictures here to show you how nicely the top crust can turn out. It’s totally up to you, and super easy either way!70.7K25
Liz Dotn saysOctober 29, 2018 at 1:57 amI made this but I used cherry pie filling it is so much better than sliced bread. Once you make it, you will want to make it for every holiday, birthday, because it is Saturday, or any celebration. Can you tell I love this?! Try it with your favorite filling. Reply
John Jung saysMarch 16, 2019 at 11:28 amCan I assume that when you press the dough you press it to fill out the 9 x 13 pan? Or is that part of the process when you pressed the seams to seal.Reply
Barb Ward saysApril 14, 2019 at 5:43 pmThis is a delicious version of a recipe I’ve made before. It was easier to use the Crescent Roll sheets and I used 2 cream cheese (8 oz. each). Wonderful!Reply
Byenia saysJuly 26, 2019 at 10:09 pmActually turned out pretty tasty. Used about 12 oz. of cream cheese in place of 8. Also cooked down my own fresh cherries to make the filling and used Swerve where it called for sweetener. Reply
Kelly Miller saysMarch 22, 2020 at 7:28 pmI actually would wrap leftovers up in plastic wrap or a container and keep in the refrigerator, only because of the cream cheese in the danish.Reply
Jessica H. saysJune 18, 2020 at 9:36 pmMy family LOVED this recipe and it was so easy to make. I had actually made my own strawberry pie filling yesterday to use up our strawberries and I had two crescent roll tubes I was looking to use up. I googled what to make with these ingredients, your post came up, and viola! Thank you for sharing!! Reply
Kelly Miller saysJune 19, 2020 at 1:02 pmI’m so glad you loved this one, Jessica – I bet the homemade strawberry pie filling was amazing in it, too!!Reply