Today I’ll show you how to make cream cheese puff pastries. These are delicious served cold with your morning coffee — sort of like a cream cheese danish but with two layers of puff pastry.
Super easy to make, these pastry squares are filled with a cheesecake-like mixture and then topped with cinnamon sugar. What could be better!!!?
These cinnamon puff pastries are also delicious served as a dessert. If you like these kind of breakfast pastries, you may also enjoy my Starbucks Espresso Brownies!
Watch how they are made here, or view the video in the ingredients section below!
Cream Cheese Puff Pastry Squares
Recipe by Jason Hill – CookingSessions.comToday I'll show you how to make cream cheese puff pastries. These are delicious served cold with your morning coffee — sort of like a cream cheese danish but with two layers of puff pastry. Super easy to make, these pastry squares are filled with a cheesecake-like mixture and then topped with cinnamon sugar. What could be better!!!?
Ingredients
- 2 sheets sheets puff pastry or 2 (8 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent roll dough
Filling
- 16 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 egg
Cinnamon Topping
- 1 stick butter melted
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9×13 inch pan.
- Mix together the cream cheese, egg, sugar, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
- Lay first layer of puff pastry on the casserole dish. Add some mixture on top, getting to the edges. Top with another layer of puff pastry.
- Pour the melted butter on the top, brushing well with a pastry brush. Sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon topping.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top is crisp and golden.
- Chill 4 hours or overnight so it’s well chilled. Serve.
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