Description
These Raspberry Heart Danishes are flaky, buttery, and filled with sweet cream cheese and bright raspberry flavor, making them a beautiful easy recipe for Valentine’s Day breakfast, quick breakfast ideas, brunch food ideas, dessert ideas, or a special homemade pastry treat. Made with puff pastry, raspberry jam, fresh raspberries, and a simple cream cheese filling, they bake into golden heart-shaped danishes that look bakery-worthy but are simple enough for a cozy morning at home.
Ingredients
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon zest
3 tablespoons raspberry jam
3/4 cup fresh raspberries
1 large egg
1 tablespoon milk or cream
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a bowl, mix the softened cream cheese, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and lemon zest until smooth.
3. Unfold the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface and gently roll it just enough to smooth the seams.
4. Cut the pastry into heart shapes using a heart cutter or a paper template and sharp knife.
5. Place the pastry hearts on the prepared baking sheet and lightly score a smaller heart inside each one without cutting all the way through.
6. Spoon the cream cheese filling into the center of each heart, staying inside the scored border.
7. Add raspberry jam over the cream cheese filling, then top with fresh raspberries.
8. Whisk the egg with milk or cream and brush the mixture over the exposed pastry edges.
9. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until the pastry is puffed and golden brown.
10. Cool for a few minutes, then dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
Keep the puff pastry cold while shaping and filling the hearts. Warm pastry can become soft, sticky, and less flaky after baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 danish
- Calories: 245
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 155mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 38mg
Keywords: raspberry heart danishes, puff pastry danish, Valentine’s Day breakfast, brunch pastry, easy dessert, quick breakfast, food ideas