Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Cream Cheese Danish-y Goodness

Say that three times fast. 

While you were saying that, I was nibbling on THIS:





and it is beyond. Beyond what, you ask? Beyond delicious, beyond easy to prepare, and rather importantly—beyond easy to clean up.


It all starts with a grand total of six ingredients: 


cream cheese


sugar, vanilla



crescent dough (and not pictured: cinnamon sugar and butter)



Whip up your cream cheese, sugar and vanilla til they're well combined...



...and make a pretty photo...



Roll one can of crescent dough out into the bottom of a 9"x13" pan.



Spread the filling evenly... don't skimp on those corners!



Then roll out the second layer of crescent dough on top of the filling. 



Melt butter, pour on top layer and finish off with a generous sprinkling of cinnamon sugar. 



Pre-oven



Post-oven



 Yup, that's mine. 



That one too. 



Maybe if you do my dishes, I'll let you have a taste... but probably not :)




This recipe is one of many from my school's awesome cook book. Our genius social committee collected recipes from the staff and put together quite the collection of breakfasts, apps, entrées and desserts. This is my first attempt at a dish and it was quite the crowd (read: Amwilli) pleaser. Plus, it got me in the mood to work my way through more of the recipes in the book... so look out for some goodies!


Cream Cheese Danish - ☆☆☆☆☆
♡ I'm a cream cheese kinda gal, so this speaks to my soul.
♡ One bowl recipe
♡ Easy clean up
♡ It's dessert!
♡ Haven't tried, but you could "healthy" up this recipe with lowfat cream   
     cheese, reduced fat crescent rolls, and raw sugar (or those Splenda/sugar hybrids). 


Here's the recipe:
2 - 8 oz blocks of cream cheese
1 C sugar
2 cans of crescent rolls
1 tsp vanilla 


Preheat oven to 350º
Blend cream cheese, sugar and vanilla together. Lay out one container of crescent dough on bottom of 9x13" pan. Spread cream cheese mixture over first layer. Lay out the second layer of crescent dough (try to pinch the holes shut). Melt 1/2 stick of butter and pour over top of crescent dough. Mix together 1/2 C of sugar and 1 T cinnamon and sprinkle over top. Bake  for 30 minutes. 


✳✳✳A BIG shout-out to Miss P for sharing such a tasty recipe!✳✳✳


Enjoy!



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