Easy Air Fryer Blueberry Cheese Danish Puff Pastry
This quick and easy air fryer Blueberry Cheese Danish recipe is made of store-bought flaky puff pastry with delicious cream cheese-condensed milk mixture and homemade blueberry pie filling.
Servings: 12
Calories: 366kcal
Equipment
- pastry cutter
- air fryer
Ingredients
- 450 g puff pastry dough 2 sheets
- 250 g Blueberry pie filling
For the cream cheese filling
- 8 oz. cream cheese softened
- ¼ condensed milk
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ½ tsp lemon zest
For the Eggwash
- 1 egg white
- 1 tsp water
For the optional glaze variations
Glaze Option #1
- ⅓ cup cream cheese softened
- ⅓ cup condensed milk
- ½ tsp vanilla
- ¼ tsp lemon zest
Glaze Option #2
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1½ milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Glaze Option #3
- ½ cup condensed milk
- ½ tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Prepare the cream cheese filling. Mix the softened cream cheese and condensed milk in a medium-sized bowl until smooth. Whisk in the egg yolk, vanilla and lemon zest until combined. Set aside.
- Preheat the air fryer to 375°F or if using oven, preheat to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Lay the thawed cold puff pastry on a floured flat surface. You can make this puff pastry in many different ways and designs of your choice.
- For the braided edges puff pastry design. Use a ruler and a knife or pastry cutter to cut each puff pastry sheet of 18 strips, a quarter-inch thick. Braid 3 strips of cut pastry, then pinch the end. Divide the rest of each puff pastry dough into 6 about 3 inches squares.
- Make the Eggwash. Whisk the egg white and water. Brush on the top edges of each puff pastry square.
- Place the braided puff pastry on top around the edges of each square. You might need to stretch it a bit to bond each end. Brush the top with the eggwash.
- Place about 2 tablespoons of cream cheese filling onto each square and then a tablespoon and a half of blueberry pie filling.
- Baking in the Air-fryer- Bake at 375 F for 15-18 minutes or at 400 F for 10 minutes until lightly browned. Baking in the oven- Bake at 400 F for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Let it cool.
- For the optional glaze. Mix the glaze ingredients of your choice in a small bowl, then drizzle on top of the danish.
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Notes
Refrigerate the rest of the puff pastry while working on braided edges. Refrigerate the puff pastry for at least 15 minutes after assembly before filling.
