Cherry Danish Muffins
Turn store bought crescent roll dough to make these easy cherry danishes!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 238kcal
Ingredients
- 1 8 ounce package crescent rolls
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 can cherry pie filling
- For the Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and grease a muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate the dough into two rectangles. Pinch the seams together.
- Stir together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract and spread the mixture evenly over each dough sheet.
- Spread the cherries evenly over the cream cheese on both sheets.
- Carefully roll up the sheet starting at the short end, then cut each roll into four equal pieces.
- Place the slices in the prepared muffin pan and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until the dough is golden brown.
- Allow the muffins to cool in the pan until they're safe to touch, then transfer to a wire cooling rack.
- While the muffins are cooling, prepare the glaze by whisking together the milk, vanilla extract, and sugar until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the top of the muffins before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 238kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 296mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 0.001g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 194IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.4mg