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!

Peach Cream Cheese Braided Danish

4.86 from 74 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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    4.86 from 74 votes (3 ratings without comment)

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    Comments

    • Tina
      December 19, 2013

      the little canned mandarins…i snack on them through out the year even sometimes when I’ve got cravings during the regular mandarin season. That’s how much I like them:)

      Reply

    • Vita
      December 19, 2013

      I love to have pineapple in my pantry all the time. Even though I don’t even eat it that much lol.

      Reply

    • Lana Berezyuk
      December 18, 2013

      Oh I love have canned beans, corn, tomatoes, peaches and pears in my pantry. Anytime I need to make a quick hearty meal, canned veggies is the way to go!! This Danish recipe looks amazing, gotta try it soon! Thx

      Reply

    • ilona
      December 18, 2013

      Our favorite are canned pineapples and canned pears. My 2 year old daughter loves canned mandarins as well. I myself love Russian canned tomatoes and pickles and stock up on those always, especially now while pregnant.

      Reply

    • Katie C.
      December 18, 2013

      I love Del Monte canned tomatoes! They are the best for making spaghetti sauce, and home made tomato soup. I also like their peaches with a side of cottage cheese, amazing!

      Reply

    • Julia
      December 18, 2013

      My favorite fruits and vegetables to stock in my pantry are homemade canned apricots, and canned tomatoes. Also, we always have lots of canned beans, it’s perfect to throw into a crock pot and make good chili! 🙂

      Reply

    • Larisa
      December 18, 2013

      I try to keep my pantry pretty stacked up with with big variety of fruits and mostly veggys, got planty of olives and corn, it goes really fast at my house kids love them like snacks and of course baby pickles and sliced peaches!

      Reply

    • Vita
      December 18, 2013

      I always like to keep canned peaches and sour cherries. 🙂

      Reply

    • kalinchuk
      December 18, 2013

      Made this today! So good! I always keep canned peaches in the cabinet!

      Reply

    • Irina
      December 18, 2013

      Love this puff pastry recepe. I made this few times already. Love it.

      Reply

    • Luba
      December 18, 2013

      We have canned peaches and canned cherries for deserts.

      Reply

    • Angela Y
      December 18, 2013

      We always have spinach for smoothies and green beans, cuz the kids love them. As for fruits, apples, raspberries and strawberries are our favorites.

      Reply

    • Julia
      December 18, 2013

      I always have canned cherries stocked up, love to use them when making a cheesecake to put on top 🙂

      Reply

    • Luba
      December 18, 2013

      My favorite veggies to stock up on is mushrooms , green beans, sweet potatoe .. fruits: apples , oranges ..

      Reply

    • Svetlana
      December 18, 2013

      Onions if I have onions everything is possible.

      Reply

    • Alesya
      December 18, 2013

      I absolutely always have canned diced tomatoes. I also like to keep pineapple, beans, and corn!

      Reply

    • Irene
      December 18, 2013

      Thank you so much for the recipes, I visit your blog at least everyasaswe other day and love it. My favorite fruit is pineapple and cherries and tomatoes for veggies as well.

      Reply

    • julie
      December 18, 2013

      My fav is peaches and cherry.

      I dont have a twitter.

      Reply

    • zhanna
      December 18, 2013

      I always have pickles in my pantry, because of my kids)))

      Reply

    • Szu-Wei
      December 18, 2013

      We love to use peach and pineapple! So yummy!

      Reply

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