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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    • Mahdi M
      November 19, 2013

      My favorite fruits and vegetables to stock in my pantry are beans and pineapples. Beans in particular hold up well when canned.

      Reply

    • mary
      November 19, 2013

      Sauces, beans and pumpkin

      Reply

    • Ana
      November 19, 2013

      I would say bananas, oranges, and kiwis

      Reply

    • Sveta khochay
      November 19, 2013

      Peaches and strawberries

      Reply

    • Svitlana
      November 19, 2013

      I like cherries! 🙂

      Reply

    • Sveta khochay
      November 19, 2013

      I love to keep stawwberries and peaches they r so versitle

      Reply

    • Hannah
      November 19, 2013

      My favorite fruits to stock up on are berries! I live in the pacific northwest so we have a lot of berries here, and I like to store them in ziploc bags in the freezer. This way, we have berries year round (:

      Reply

    • Marta
      November 19, 2013

      We love canned Sweet Green Peas!

      Reply

    • Natasha
      November 19, 2013

      Pinned this giveaway:) http://www.pinterest.com/pin/48343395973904708/

      Reply

    • Natasha
      November 19, 2013

      Thanks for the giveaway:) in my pantry I like to keep canned apricots & cranberry jelly I use for a cake.. Also I have some veggies that I use..

      Reply

    • Anya Elliott
      November 19, 2013

      Our family eats a lot of fresh and frozen veggies but you can always find diced tomatoes of any sorts in mama’s pantry! Roasted, chunks, whole, Italian, etc. hooray to the man or woman who put them in the can!
      Love the recipe for the Danish! Will give it a try!

      Reply

    • Julia
      November 19, 2013

      I always have canned tomatoes, cherries, corn on hand.

      Reply

    • Snezhana
      November 19, 2013

      We like Del Monte: California Sliced Peaches and Oranges.

      Reply

    • Yelena
      November 19, 2013

      My favorite fruits or veggies for the pantry would be avocados, bananas, and canned apricots.

      Reply

    • Natalia
      November 19, 2013

      Oh fruits, it has to be all about bananas in our house. My bf and two kids, just love them. They take them for snack, eat them with pancakes for breakfast and grab one or two throughout the day just because…:) Thus we never run out of them:)

      Reply

    • Dina
      November 19, 2013

      Canned peaches, cherries and corn

      Reply

    • Anna
      November 19, 2013

      We always have canned peaches, apricots, and cherries in our pantry.

      Reply

    • Olga S
      November 19, 2013

      For fruits, I like to stock peaches and for veggies, I love canned tomatoes!

      Reply

    • Lana
      November 19, 2013

      I always have cherries & peaches. That’s what the family loves

      Reply

    • Oksana
      November 19, 2013

      love all canned fruits and veggies….always stocked in my pantry…

      Reply

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