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Make-Ahead Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish<\/h2>\n

This beautiful Make-Ahead Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish<\/strong> is a delightful merging of a deliciously smooth layer of sweetened cream cheese, topped with luscious blueberry pie filling, all nestled between two layers of flaky puff pastry and drizzled with a liberal amount of vanilla icing.  Served warm out of the oven, this is enough to get almost ANYONE out of bed! Or at least make it a little more bearable…<\/p>\n

You can even make these danishes ahead of time and keep them in the freezer.  They bake right from frozen, and make for a very elegant (and easy) weekend breakfast or brunch treat when you’ve got company staying over!<\/p>\n

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Use Store-Bought Puff Pastry<\/h2>\n

To save time, I use store-bought puff pastry.  But you can make it from scratch if you’d like.  If using store-bought, it will need to be thawed according to the package directions.<\/p>\n

Unfold your sheets of puff pastry and cut in half lengthwise, so that you have four long rectangles.  Place two of the rectangles on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.  I’ve had my Silpat baking mats for about 10 years now, but I also use some I found at Costco and some from AmazonBasics<\/a> (affiliate link<\/em>) – they all work beautifully for this sort of thing!  Set aside the other two rectangles.<\/p>\n

Mix your softened cream cheese, sugar and vanilla together in a medium bowl. Spread a thin (or thick, depending on your preference) layer of cream cheese on the pastry rectangles on your tray, up to about a half-inch away from the edge of the pastry.<\/p>\n

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Then top your cream cheese layers with about 1\/4 to 1\/3 cup of pie filling on each, again, up to about half an inch from the edge.<\/p>\n

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Crack an egg into a small bowl and mix with 1 tablespoon of water.  Lightly brush the exposed edges of your pastry with the egg wash.  This is to help seal the top and bottom layers together.<\/p>\n

Now, take your remaining two rectangles of pastry and cut slits about an inch apart, starting and ending one inch from the outer edge, along the length of the pastry dough.<\/p>\n

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Place them carefully over the tops of your filling layers, and press down the edges to seal.  You can use a fork to crimp, or just use your fingertips.<\/p>\n

Brush the tops of your danishes with the remaining egg wash (discard any leftovers). This is to help give it that beautiful golden brown shine.<\/p>\n

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Freezing Your Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish<\/h2>\n

At this point, you can either proceed to bake, or you can prep these Blueberry Cream Cheese Danishes to freeze (or bake one and freeze one for later).  <\/p>\n

If freezing, I recommend doing so on a tray, lined with parchment paper or a baking mat.  <\/p>\n

Stick the whole tray into the freezer for several hours or even overnight, until the danish has frozen solid.  <\/p>\n

Once frozen, you can carefully remove the danish and tray from the freezer, loosely wrap the danish in wax paper or parchment paper and place in a gallon-size ziptop freezer bag to go back into the freezer.<\/p>\n

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Baking Your Danish<\/h2>\n

To bake, preheat your oven to 375 Fahrenheit.  Bake danish on a parchment or silicone lined tray, 20-25 minutes (30-35 minutes if frozen), until pastry has puffed and the top is golden brown.<\/p>\n

While the danish is baking, in a small bowl whisk together powdered sugar, vanilla, and 1-2 tablespoons of milk (start with 1, and add more until it reaches the consistency you want).  Drizzle over baked pastry.<\/p>\n

Now, try not to eat the entire thing yourself…unless, of course, this is the whole reason you got out of bed, in which case, dive right in because you deserve it!!  Getting out of bed is hard work! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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If you like this recipe, be sure to check out my Easy Breakfast Pastries<\/a> as well for a miniature individualized version!<\/p>\n

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Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish<\/h2>\n\t\t
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Servings: <\/span>8<\/span><\/div>\n
Course: <\/span>Freezer Meal Recipes<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Prep Time: <\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time: <\/span>20 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Total Time: <\/span>35 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Waking up is hard sometimes, so treat yourself with this delicious blueberry cream cheese danish! \u00a0Or prepare this ahead of time and pull it out to impress company for breakfast or brunch.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t
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