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Candy Cane Danishes shaped like candy canes rest on a cooling rack, filled with luscious cherry and drizzled with white icing. Nearby, a bowl of cherry filling awaits on a checkered cloth, ready to delight your senses.
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5 from 2 votes

Candy Cane Danishes

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: candy cane danishes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 203kcal
Author: Alicia

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces from 8-oz package cream cheese, softened
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 8 ounce can refrigerated crescent dinner rolls 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent dough sheet
  • ¾ cup cherry pie filling from 21-ounce can
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper or a silpat liner
  • In small mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar until creamy.
    4 ounces from 8-oz package cream cheese, softened, 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • Open crescent roll package and unroll dough on a floured surface. Pinch together the seams, then cut into four rectangles.
    8 ounce can refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
  • Place dough rectangles onto cookie sheet, short side closest to you, spacing them apart.
  • Spread 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture onto left long side of dough - about 2 inches wide.
  • Top the cream cheese mixture with about 2 tablespoons of pie filling.
    ¾ cup cherry pie filling
  • Repeat with all four rectangles
  • On the right side that doesn’t have filling, make six 1inch cuts. Fold over these dough strips to the left to cover the cherry filling. Tuck the edge of the strip under the left side.
  • Once all strips are tucked, you can pick up the top end of the dough and fold it into a candy cane shape.
  • Repeat with all four rectangles.
  • Bake 13 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool on wire rack.
  • In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon milk until smooth.
    ¼ cup powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon milk
  • Drizzle glaze on top of baked danishes, putting the white frosting on the dough slices so you get a red (cherry) and white (frosting) formation on top of the dough.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 99mg | Potassium: 87mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 473IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg