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Berry and Cheese Danish Mummies

Berry & Cheese Danish Mummies! These easy puff pastry Danish are filled with a sweet, cream cheese filling and fresh berries & are frightfully easy to make!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 servings
Author: The Kitchen Prep

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 package frozen store bought puff pastry, thawed but still cold
  • 1 package raspberries rinsed and patted dry
  • 1 package blackberries rinsed and patted dry
  • Candy eyes

For Glaze

  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons half & half or milk

Instructions

Make Danish Mummies

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and prepare a baking sheet by lining with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla extract until smooth. Set aside.
  • Unroll the puff pastry while it's still slightly chilled. Cut into 6 equal rectangular pieces. Place each piece on the prepared baking sheet with the short sides facing you.
  • Using a sharp knife or a pizza cutter, make small slits up the long sides of each rectangle, as you would if you were making a large pastry braid.
  • Spread about a tablespoon or so of the cream cheese filling down the center strip. Place berries in a line down the center of each rectangle.
  • Starting at the top, pull the strips of puff pastry dough across the center of each rectangle, alternating sides to create the "mummy wrap". Continue to "braid" all the way down to the end of each rectangle until all mummies are complete.
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes or until puffed and golden.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.

Make Glaze

  • Whisk together powdered sugar and half and half to make a glaze that is able to be drizzled but not too runny. {Add the liquid in small bits so you can gauge consistency as you go.}
  • Drizzle glaze over the cooled pastries -- I like to try to follow the lines created by the puff pastry as not to lose the definition.
  • Place candy eyes onto mummies, pressing lightly to adhere.

Notes

Substitutions:
  • Dairy-free: Try using your favorite vegan cream cheese spread instead of regular cream cheese and substitute non-dairy milk for regular in the icing.
  • Gluten-free: Try store-bought, gluten-free puff pastry brands such as Schar or GeeFree.
Variations:
  • Sub your favorite berries, such as blueberries or cherries, for the blackberries & raspberries.
  • Instead of cream cheese, try jam for an extra fruity version or try a chocolate hazelnut spread as an alternative.