Easy Cheese Danish {Starbucks Copycat Recipe}

March 3, 2014

I have been so excited to share this recipe with you for an Easy Cheese Danish. It is a Starbucks copycat recipe and I know you are going to love it. I had never tried this kind of danish before, but one day when we were at Starbucks my husband made me take a bite of his. I actually liked it. A lot. I get cravings for them now. We are out of town right now at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville and I might have had one already. I mean there is a Starbucks right here in the lobby. How convenient is that??!!

If you ask me, the more cream cheese filling the better so I load these suckers up. You can adjust it to your liking very easily.

Let me know what you think when you try these. We love them! 🙂

Easy Cheese Danish {Starbucks Copycat Recipe}

Author: Shari Blogs - All Things Simple & Delicious :

Ingredients

1 can Crescent rolls
1 pkg cream cheese
½ c. sugar
½ tsp. vanilla
1½ Tbsp. of beaten egg

Egg Wash

1 egg
1 Tbsp water

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Beat your cream cheese and sugar until nice and creamy.
Add the vanilla and beaten egg; mix until well combined.
Open and unfold your crescent rolls. You will want to create squares by putting two triangles together and pinching together the seams to make one square. Do this with the whole can.
Once your squares are made, spoon your cream cheese filling into the center of each square. Fill to your liking, but don't overfill as it will run out the sides when baking.
Make egg wash by combining 1 egg and 1 Tbsp of water in a small bowl and beat.
Brush the edges of each pastry square with the egg wash. Fold each corner in towards the center until they almost touch each other. You can also connect them if you want.
Transfer each pastry to the lined baking sheet. Do this very carefully!
Bake for 15-18 minutes.
Enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Serving size:1 danish

Reader Interactions

Comments

Katie @ Horrific Knits says
March 8, 2014 at 11:14 pm
I love recipes that use crescent dough as a base. My name is Katie and I host Inspired Weekends, now open. All entries get pinned. I would love to have you link up! This week’s round is still open!
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- Shari says
  March 9, 2014 at 3:14 pm
  Katie – I love using crescent dough in all kinds of things too! It is so versatile! I just popped over to Inspired Weekends. Thanks for the invite! 🙂
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Erlene says
March 9, 2014 at 1:40 am
This looks like a quick and delicious dessert. Pinned. Visiting from the Nifty Thrifty Sun. party.
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- Shari says
  March 9, 2014 at 3:14 pm
  Erlene, it would definitely be a delicious dessert, although I prefer it for breakfast! I always have a sweet tooth in the morning. 🙂
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Heather {Woods of Bell Trees} says
March 9, 2014 at 6:13 am
This looks delightful and amazing! I have never had a pastry like this and now since I know it’s crave worthy I need one now!
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- Shari says
  See Also
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  March 9, 2014 at 3:15 pm
  You definitely need to try this, Heather. It is so yummy!
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AlyssabethsVintage says
March 9, 2014 at 10:25 am
Oh.. I adore cheese Danish, I’m going to have to make these this week. Thanks for sharing
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- Shari says
  March 9, 2014 at 3:16 pm
  YES, do make them and let me know what you think. I LOVE them! I think I just might have to make some for breakfast in the morning!!
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Allan says
March 16, 2014 at 2:41 pm
Love cheese danish. Just printed this recipe. I have to make these.
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- Shari says
  March 16, 2014 at 4:24 pm
  Thanks for stopping by, Allan. Let me know what you think after you make them. I know you’ll love them! 🙂
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Kathy says
March 18, 2014 at 9:56 pm
I love cheese danishes! Pinning!
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Cristina says
July 20, 2014 at 3:55 pm
Just made them, but I used puff pastry sheets instead. Yummmmyyy
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- Shari says
  July 24, 2014 at 4:41 pm
  Cristina, I have used puff pastry sheets too. So good. Thanks for stopping back by and letting me know they were a hit!
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Eena says
November 21, 2014 at 4:36 pm
Where do I get the sheets?
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- Shari says
  November 21, 2014 at 5:22 pm
  You will find the Crescent Creations sheets in the same area as the refrigerated biscuits. Hope you make them and enjoy! 🙂
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Jessica says
January 24, 2015 at 8:28 am
Love this recipe! Making then a third time this morning!
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- Shari says
  January 24, 2015 at 4:01 pm
  Aren’t they great?? I am so glad that you are enjoying the recipe!! Thanks for stopping by to comment!
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afryea says
April 22, 2015 at 7:16 pm
I overly love Starbucks danish , so I hope mine come out just as yummy looking as yours 🙂
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Amanda says
June 6, 2015 at 6:53 am
I LOVE Starbucks danish and can’t wait to try these! I do have a question though. My husband HATE cream cheese, actually he just doesn’t like danishes at all. If I make these (it would only be for me), can I eat one and save the rest. I wasn’t sure if I could put them in the fridge and warm them up another day?
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- Shari says
  July 2, 2015 at 1:07 pm
  I actually prefer cold cream cheese to room temperature so I always keep mine in the fridge. I have kept them for up to 5-6 days. They are usually gone before then though. 😉
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Joann says
February 4, 2016 at 9:11 pm
Thank you so much for this recipe SHARI, i love danish chese from starbucks, can’t wait to try it!.
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Evelyn says
January 30, 2018 at 7:27 pm
My second time making these… they’re awesome! Everyone loves them! Co-workers asked where I bought them 🙂 thanks for posting receipe!
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Abdi says
October 26, 2018 at 8:39 am
Great Recipe! Next time, I will reduce the cream cheese filling ingredients by half to decrease the amount of leftover filling.
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- Shari says
  November 27, 2018 at 10:35 am
  Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment! I am so glad that you enjoyed this recipe! 🙂
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Vangie says
November 24, 2018 at 1:28 pm
This is awesome! I would probably lessen the sugar. It super good over all!
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- Shari says
  November 27, 2018 at 10:32 am
  I am so glad that you liked these! We have been cutting back on our sugar and have reduced the sugar in them with great success! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
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Maria says
December 28, 2018 at 2:15 am
Love the filling recipe, tastes just like the real thing, the crescent dough though… I’d suggest buying puff pastry from the store! Just as easy!
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Judi says
January 11, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Love it.
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Little Miss S says
January 22, 2019 at 7:57 pm
These are delicious! Made them tonight. I couldn’t wait until breakfast tomorrow. Haha. Thanks for this recipe! I love the Sbux version & these are just as great, not to mention cheaper.
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Samiya says
January 30, 2019 at 6:44 pm
I made these they were super delsicous ! I litterly go to Starbucks every singe day for the danish! These will be my go to and I’ll make them in advance PLUS they’re bigger too!!! no more wasting money at SB
PS I’d do 1/4 or even 1/3 cup of the sugar 1/2 was too sweet for me
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Debbie says
January 7, 2020 at 1:30 pm
I added a berry compote and sprinkled brulee sugar over them.
They are delicious and easy to make.
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Jana says
March 10, 2020 at 10:31 am
These are delicious and easy to prepare. My 4 year old Granddaughter helped me make them, and she said that they are so yummy that she will have another, please!
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Tammy says
March 21, 2020 at 8:12 am
Looks yummy! I have to try these!
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Kathy Monyak says
June 29, 2020 at 6:44 pm
These are so good from Starbuck. I can’t wait to make them. My all time favorite is the ones with cherry filling on top of the cream cheese. Have you ever tried making them this way? What filling would you suggest I use?
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