Sweetheart Cherry Cheese Danish Recipe

Sweetheart Cherry Cheese Danish Recipe

  • 2 (8 ounce) tubes refrigerated crescent dough sheets or crescent dinner rolls
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 (21 ounce) can LUCKY LEAF® Regular or Premium Cherry Fruit Filling
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Unroll 1 package of crescent sheets and fit into bottom of an ungreased 9 by 13 inch baking dish.
  2. In a bowl, combine cream cheese, 1 cup of the sugar and vanilla. Spread mixture over dough in baking dish. Spread LUCKY LEAF Cherry Pie Filling over cream cheese mixture.
  3. Unroll remaining crescent sheets and lay dough over pie filling.
  4. Mix 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/2 cup almonds and 1 tablespoon butter. Sprinkle mixture over top of dough.
  5. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.