Cheese Danish with Lemon or Raspberry {VIDEO}

Skip the trip to the bakery. This Cream Cheese Danish recipe is made with a tender, sweet yeast bread, a sweet cream cheese center plus a generous drizzle of a powdered sugar glaze.

Top the classic cheese filling with a dollop of lemon curd or raspberry preserves before baking, if you like. Frozen dinner rolls make them simple and delicious for breakfast, brunch, or dessert!

Homemade Cheese Danish With Lemon and Raspberry

Just imagine, you walk into your kitchen and you’re hit with the sweet smell of freshly baked homemade danishes, then you take the first bite, and you immediately fall in love. This could be your future if you keep reading. 

With the help of Rhodes Bake-N-Serv® frozen roll dough, you can turn home into your own upscale pastry shop, no mixing or kneading necessary…..just fresh-baked bread goodness. You don’t even have to taste one to fall in love, it will be love at first sniff with this cream cheese danish recipe.

Before you even take a batch out of the oven, you’ll already have an audience waiting to get their hands on some. I don’t blame them though, because with toppings like sweet cream cheese, luscious lemon curd and raspberry, and a drizzle of homemade icing, what’s not to love? 

Readers are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ By far the easiest danish recipe and SOOO delicious. Will be making again!

~Valentina

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ BEST DANISH RECIPE! I love how simple and yummy these tastes! Will be making these on the regular!

~Tialyn

What is A Cheese Danish? 

In Denmark, Danish pastries (which ironically did not originate in Denmark but that’s a whole other story) encompass a wide variety of baked goods.

While Americans, along with much of the western world, think of the iconic Danish as a round pastry with a sweet custard or fruit filling with a drizzle of white icing. 

So basically a cheese danish is an amazing dessert, you won’t want to pass on. 

How To Make Cheese Danishes With Frozen Rolls

Danishes are traditionally made with a puff pastry but I made them with Rhodes frozen dinner rolls, which provided a sweet yeast bread as a base to these danishes. 

The ease of using frozen rolls is one of the reasons I love this recipe so much. With no bread-making involved, using frozen dough takes all the stress out of making pastries. All you have to do is let the dough thaw, rise, bake.

The dough portioned just right to divide and flatten each roll into a 3-inch disc – perfect for holding the amazing cream cheese filling, lemon curd or raspberry topping, and white icing.

After rising, and baking they look so incredible and they taste even better.  To finish, drizzle the top with a decadent cream cheese glaze, and they’re guaranteed to disappear in a snap. 

Tips For Using Frozen Rolls

FOR THAWED BUT STILL COLD ROLLS: Remove the frozen rolls from the freezer and place them on the counter for an hour or two so they start to thaw, but not rise yet. They may become room temperature while you handle them, which is fine.

HOW TO LET ROLLS RISE: Let rolls rise in a warm spot, such as the top of the refrigerator, in an oven with just the light on, near a heat register, on top of a heating pad, or in direct sunlight.

Tips For Keeping Pastries Fresh

• Wait to add the white icing: I suggest serving these immediately, but if you want to make them a day ahead before serving, wait and add the white icing before until ready to serve. 
• Put them in a paper bag: To help keep the pastry crisp, place the cheese danishes in a paper bag first, then place them in a plastic bag. This combo of paper and plastic helps them to retain their crisp texture without the sogginess that can be caused by condensation on the inside of a plastic bag.
• Don’t refrigerate: If you don’t want soggy pastries, avoid putting danishes in the fridge. The moist air inside a fridge can affect the crispness of a pastry’s crust.
• Avoid the microwave: These cheese danishes are best served warm, but that doesn’t mean you should pop them in the microwave. Simply place them in the oven on 350 for a few minutes to warm them up instead. 

Cream Cheese Danish – The Perfect Brunch Treat!

Wow, your guests next time you host weekend brunch with this recipe that will have them thinking you bought bakery desserts. 

This recipe makes for the best brunch treat because of how customizable they are. Make them as I did with lemon and raspberry, or try out another favorite preserve of your own, like peach or blackberry. No matter what flavor you make, you’ll have a crowd-pleaser ready to serve up. 

Try Out This Spread To Complete Your Brunch Lineup: 

Caprese Pasta Salad

Easy Classic Bean Salad

Deviled Eggs

Ambrosia Salad

Antipasto Skewers

Blueberry Sheet Pan Pancakes

Sweet Heat Chickpea Avocado Salad Sandwich

Raspberry Kir Royale Champagne Cocktail

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Get Ready For A New Obsession!

A little-known fact about me, pastries are my #1 weakness! I can never say no to a good pastry and come home with a batch after almost every grocery trip which is why I knew I needed this recipe in my life!

It really doesn’t get easier than this when it comes to a good danish recipe, and I know you’re going to love them as much as I do! Don’t just take my word for it though. Go make this easy cream cheese danish recipe NOW!