Strawberry Cream Cheese Crescent Danish By Kelly Miller • April16,2016 • Updated July 16, 2018 • 20 Comments 74.3K 25 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 Danish 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 4.04 from 55 votes Print Pin Rate Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanKeyword: crescent roll danish, crescent roll recipe Prep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 30 minutesTotal Time: 45 minutes Servings: 12 servings Calories: 216kcal Author: Kelly Miller Ingredients▢ 2 8 oz cans refrigerated crescent rolls▢ 8 oz cream cheese room temperature▢ 1 1/4 cup sugar divided▢ 1 egg separated▢ 1 tsp vanilla extract▢ 21 oz strawberry pie filling▢ whipped cream InstructionsSpray 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! 74.3K 25
Liz Dotn says October 29, 2018 at 1:57 am I 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 says March 16, 2019 at 11:28 am Can 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 says April 14, 2019 at 5:43 pm This 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 says July 26, 2019 at 10:09 pm Actually 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 says March 22, 2020 at 7:28 pm I 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. says June 18, 2020 at 9:36 pm My 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 says June 19, 2020 at 1:02 pm I’m so glad you loved this one, Jessica – I bet the homemade strawberry pie filling was amazing in it, too!! Reply
Janet Oge says September 26, 2020 at 10:04 pm I’ve made this before, or one very close to it, but I used blueberry pie filling. It is amazing! Reply
Jennifer Knolton says December 20, 2020 at 9:25 pm I love this recipe and have made it a couple of times last year. I’m wondering if you could make it the night before and then cook it in the morning? Reply
Kelly Miller says December 21, 2020 at 2:49 pm You probably could! That’s a great solution on Christmas morning. SO glad you love this one, Jennifer! Reply
Melinda says September 4, 2022 at 2:33 am In the ingredients it calls for whipped cream but I don’t see where it goes. Did I miss it? Reply
Kelly Miller says September 4, 2022 at 6:48 pm The whipped cream is just used to top the slices before serving. Reply
Jane McRoberts says November 1, 2022 at 11:18 pm I’ve made this several times even with just cinnamon and sugar, no fruit!!! I wanted to say that I bake the bottom layer for just a bit as it seems to get soggy if I don’t. Just a hint Reply
Kaye says February 17, 2023 at 1:47 am It was beautiful and delicious. I covered what was left and the next day the crescent rolls had become doughy. Anyone know what caused that and what I can do differently? It’s so good I want to try again thanks. Reply