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Copycat Starbucks Red Berry Cheese Danish

September 15, 2015 / Breakfast

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This copycat Starbucks Red Berry Cheese Danish recipe lets you enjoy the seasonal breakfast all year long.

Starbucks Red Berry Danish - Starbucks Red Berry Danishes are delicious pastry topped with cream cheese and red berry jam.

While there are plenty of cool indie coffee shops within Austin, where I live there’s only a drive-through joint and Starbucks. Since I work from home, once or twice a week I like to get out among real people.

That means heading to Starbucks, so I can be nearby if either of my kids’ schools calls and I need to get them.

I pretty much stick with an Americano, and every so often treat myself to one of the pastries. Over the summer I discovered the Starbucks Red Berry Cheese Danish: pastry topped with cream cheese and red berry jam.

I normally don’t go for cheese danishes but my raspberry-loving heart was hooked.

So of course, imagine how annoyed I was when I returned recently and saw they are no longer on the menu. Yep. Every time I fall in love with a treat, no matter the place, they swap it out with something else.

Starbucks does seasonal baked goods, so it’s understandable, but I’m not gonna eat a salted caramel tart for breakfast, mmkay?

Starbucks Red Berry Danish - This Copycat Starbucks Red Berry Cheese Danish recipe lets you enjoy a summer delight all year long.

I knew I had to try my own riff on these, and luckily I had just gotten a sample of Primo’s new Berry Pasilla preserves.

While the Starbucks version is pure sweet and buttery, I knew the heat in these preserves would be just the right kick needed to bring the pastry up a notch.

With the cream cheese and the flaky puff pastry, it makes for a great bite that doesn’t leave you overwhelmed with sweetness (my litmus test for a good breakfast pastry).

Of course, you can use any red berry preserve you like, such as raspberry or strawberry, and decide if you want seedless or not. I prefer preserves that are more whole-berry variety, so seeds happen. If that’s not your thing, no problem!

You can also use this same base recipe to create a copycat of the Starbucks Sugar Plum Danish. Simply mix a pinch of nutmeg and allspice to plum jam and use that in place of the berry preserves.

These are very similar to my Apple Tartlets, but are even easier!

Starbucks Red Berry Danish makes for a great bite that doesn't leave you overwhelmed with sweetness.

Their version uses croissant dough, but puff pastry works just as well for a buttery, crispy danish base. I like the Pepperidge Farm variety because it’s easy to find in stores, and the shape of the dough is perfect for nine tarts.

If you prefer, swap in refrigerated crescent dough, but make sure you pick up the seamless sheets rather than the classic version. That way you will be able to avoid any odd shapes due to the pre-formed cuts.

If you prefer savory breakfasts, try my Copycat Starbucks Breakfast Sandwiches, a riff on their bacon, gouda, and egg sandwich!

Starbucks Red Berry Danish

Copycat Starbucks Red Berry Cheese Danish

Yield: 9 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

This copycat Starbucks Red Berry Cheese Danish recipe lets you enjoy the seasonal breakfast all year long.

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
  • Flour, for rolling
  • 4 ounces cream cheese or neufchâtel, softened
  • 1/4 to 1/3 cup red berry preserves

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or grease muffin tin.
  2. Dust countertop and rolling pin with flour and roll out puff pastry gently. You can skip this step if you prefer.
  3. Cut pastry dough into equal squares - one sheet should make 9. Transfer squares to the parchment paper, or press gently into muffin tin wells.
  4. Using a round biscuit or cookie cutter, press into the center of each square but NOT all the way through. This is creating a spot to put your filling, and allow the pastry to rise better. (Skip this step if you are using a muffin tin.)
  5. Spread 2 teaspoons of cream cheese onto each square, using the back of a spoon or an offset spatula to spread it to the edges of the circle. If using a muffin tin, just spread as evenly as you can in the pastry.
  6. Top the cream cheese with a dollop of preserves.
  7. Bake for about 20 minutes, until puffed and golden. Serve immediately.
  8. Leftovers can be stored for up to 2 days and reheated in a toaster oven or microwave.

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