sherry's special sunday cheese danish

Name: Sherry's special Sunday cheese danish
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/3 cup(s) chopped walnuts; 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 2 can(s) reduced fat refrigerated crescent rolls; 12 ounce(s) reduced fat cream cheese, softened; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 3 tablespoon(s) melted butter

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sherry monfils

worcester, MA

Updated on Jun 7, 2015

I have made several different kinds of homemade cheese danishes, ( an indulgance of mine,) but this is one that is quicker and a little less fat and calories, but just as tasty!

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield 15 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/3 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cans reduced fat refrigerated crescent rolls
12 ounces reduced fat cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons melted butter

How To Make sherry's special sunday cheese danish

Step 1

Heat oven to 350. Lightly spray a 9" X 13" baking pan w/ cooking spray. In small bowl, combine walnuts, 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon.

Step 2

Unroll 1 can crescent rolls, gently press into bottom of pan and press seams together. In lg bowl, beat cream cheese, remaining sugar and vanilla until very creamy and light.
Step 3

With a large tablespoon, dollop cream cheese mix all over of bottom crust, gently spread. Unroll remaining can of crescent rolls and place of cream cheese mix. Pour melted butter over top, and sprinkle w/ walnut mix. Bake 20 mins, or until light golden brown. Serve warm. P.S. I sometimes add some chopped fresh strawberries or all fruit strawberry jam to the cream cheese mix.
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