You'll make this braided danish again and again. It has a cheesecake center and is loaded with peaches. This braided danish is easier than you think! How To make braided danish | natashaskitchen.com

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Big thank you to Blog Her and Del Monte for sponsoring the braided danish recipe. This is the second time in one week we’ve baked this peach cream cheese danish.

You see the first time, we were like, “oh my goodness this is good, we need a video to show everyone how easy and incredibly good it is!” So here we are. My taste testers didn’t complain.

Baby it’s cold outside and holiday cooking is in full swing. Unfortunately nearly all of the produce in the grocery store is out-of-season. With Del Monte® products you can plant a “garden” in your pantry and still have ‘garden quality’ fruits and veggies year round.

If you haven’t tried the Del Monte product line, take a minute to read the following. You’ll be mighty impressed and inspired to build a garden in your pantry too!

Watch how to make this Braided Danish:

Ingredients for the cream cheese filling:

6 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
1 large egg yolk, room temperature
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt 1/2 tsp lemon juice

For the peach Filling:

1 (15 oz) can Del Monte® Sliced Peaches, Raspberry Flavored, drained (keep the juice for smoothies!)

Ingredients for the pastry:

1 sheet of store-bought frozen puff pastry, thawed according to package instructions
Egg Wash: 1 large egg mixed with 1 Tbsp water

Toppings:

Coarse sugar (I used raw sugar)
Glaze: 1/3 cup Powdered sugar mixed with 1/2 Tbsp Milk

How To Make Braided Danish:

Preheat Your Oven to 400°F.

Making your Braided Danish Fillings:

1. Place cream cheese and sugar in a bowl and beat on low speed until smooth

2. Add egg yolk, vanilla, salt and lemon juice and continue mixing just until well blended. Set aside.

3. Slice the Del Monte® peaches into 1/4″ thick slices

Prepping the Pastry and Assembly:

1. Dust a sheet of parchment paper with flour. Place your thawed puff pastry dough over it and roll it out slightly to flatten the top.

2. Spread your prepared cream cheese in the middle of your puff pastry lengthwise, staying inside the the middle third of the pastry and leaving a 1″ border at the top and bottom of the pastry.

3. Spread peach slices evenly over the cream cheese.

4. Cut off the top corners and cut out notches in the bottom of your pastry. Use kitchen scissors or a pizza cutter to cut an equal number of 1-inch wide strips diagonally down the sides of the pastry, leaving at least 1/2-inch before you reach the filling. Braid the pastry strips by folding them in, alternating between sides. Whistle while you work, do da doot doot doot da doot….

5. Make an egg wash by briskly beating 1 egg and 1 Tbsp of water with a fork. “forksking,” it sounds a whole lot better than “forking” which could be misconstrued. oh never mind. Brush the braided pastry with egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake at 400˚F for 25-28 min or until top is golden brown.

You'll make this braided danish again and again. It has a cheesecake center and is loaded with peaches. This braided danish is easier than you think! How To make braided danish | natashaskitchen.com

6. Once the braided danish is cooled to room temp, mix 1/3 cup powdered sugar with 1/2 Tbsp milk and drizzle over the pastry. But if you make the glaze, you’re required to sing a Christmas tune while drizzling. Take your time. This baking gig is fun

You'll make this braided danish again and again. It has a cheesecake center and is loaded with peaches. This braided danish is easier than you think! How To make braided danish | natashaskitchen.com

You'll make this braided danish again and again. It has a cheesecake center and is loaded with peaches. This braided danish is easier than you think! How To make braided danish | natashaskitchen.com

Inspiration from: My Cheesecake Danish Recipe, Braiding lessons from: A Cozy Kitchen, The Kitchn, and Oh My Sugar High; my braid was lovely thanks to you all!

Make sure to stop by the Del Monte® Facebook Page and show ’em some “like” for inspiring this awesome recipe!

Natasha's Kitchen Cookbook

Peach Cream Cheese Braided Danish

4.85 from 73 votes
Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 28 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 8 minutes

Ingredients 

Servings: 4 -6

Ingredients for the cream cheese filling:

For the peach Filling:

  • 1 15 oz can of Del Monte Garden Quality ® sliced peaches (I used raspberry flavored), drained

Ingredients for the pastry:

  • 1 sheet store-bought frozen puff pastry, thawed according to package instructions
  • Egg Wash: 1 large egg mixed with 1 Tbsp water

Toppings:

  • Coarse sugar, I used raw sugar
  • Glaze: 1/3 cup Powdered sugar mixed with 1/2 Tbsp Milk

Instructions

Preheat Your Oven to 400°F.

    Making your Fillings:

    • Place cream cheese and sugar in a bowl and beat on low speed until smooth
    • Add egg yolk, vanilla, salt and lemon juice and continue mixing just until well blended. Set aside.
    • Slice the DelMonte peaches into 1/4" thick slices.

    Prepping the Pastry and Assembly:

    • Dust a sheet of parchment paper with flour. Place your thawed puff pastry dough over it and roll it out slightly to flatten the top.
    • Spread your prepared cream cheese in the middle of your puff pastry lengthwise, staying inside the the middle third of the pastry and leaving a 1" border at the top and bottom of the pastry.
    • Spread peach slices evenly over the cream cheese.
    • Cut off the top corners and cut out notches in the bottom of your pastry. Use kitchen scissors or a pizza cutter to cut an equal number of 1-inch wide strips diagonally down the sides of the pastry, leaving at least 1/2-inch before you reach the filling. Braid the pastry strips by folding them in, alternating between sides.
    • Make an egg wash by briskly beating 1 egg and 1 Tbsp of water with a fork. Brush the braided pastry with egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake at 400˚F for 25-28 min or until top is golden brown.
    • Once the braided danish is cooled to room temp, mix 1/3 powdered sugar with 1/2 Tbsp milk and drizzle over the pastry.
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Danish
    Keyword: Peach Cream Cheese Braided Danish
    Skill Level: Easy/Medium
    Cost to Make: $$

     

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    Comments

    • Pamela Foster
      July 18, 2023

      Haven’t made yet. But sure am planning too. You made me laugh🤣 😂 talking bout the fork 💜

      Reply

      • NatashasKitchen.com
        July 18, 2023

        I hope you love the recipe, Pamela!

        Reply

    • Tanya
      August 14, 2022

      Dear Natasha!
      Thank you very much for this absolutely amazing and delicious recipe! It’s also easy to bake and my family love it!

      Reply

      • Natasha's Kitchen
        August 14, 2022

        You’re welcome, Tanya and that’s great!

        Reply

    • bonnie
      July 28, 2022

      hmmm, my top got brown way before the rest of the pastry was cooked thru. i had it on 400 degrees and usually my oven is cool. fortunately i only did half recipe cause most of the pastry was barely cooked. i’m a little surprised 😯 there’s didn’t have this issue. i haven’t been having trouble that i know how of with my oven

      Reply

      • NatashasKitchen.com
        July 29, 2022

        I’m sorry to hear that, Bonnie. I do not have that issue with this recipe. Did you make any substitutions to the recipe? If not, it could be the oven and I recommend getting and using an internal oven thermometer . You may need to make adjustments to the oven temperature if this is the cause.

        Reply

    • Diamari
      November 25, 2021

      Hi, Natasha! This turned out wonderful! How do you store the Peach Danish? I covered it with aluminum foil and left it sitting out overnight. I hope I didn’t spoil the cream cheese!

      Reply

      • Natasha
        November 25, 2021

        Hi Diamari, It should be ok overnight, but if kept longer than that, I would refrigerate.

        Reply

    • Irina Y
      August 31, 2021

      I always make this recipe whenever I need a quick and delicious dessert.

      Reply

      • Natashas Kitchen
        August 31, 2021

        That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review, Irina!

        Reply

    • VIKTORIA NAGY
      August 15, 2021

      i have not tried this yet, but would love to see a single danish version the round ones…. with cream cheese…on top only .

      Reply

    • Kathy
      April 4, 2021

      What an awesome dessert !
      I will say I have made some substitutions a few times . I have done blueberry, mixed berry, cherry using either fresh or frozen fruit . We also can our own peaches so of course I use those until they are gone. Super glad that I can do that . Love your recipes !(even did apple without the cream cheese)

      Reply

      • Natasha's Kitchen
        April 4, 2021

        Hello Kathy, glad you enjoyed this recipe! Thank you for sharing your great feedback with us.

        Reply

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