Apple Danish with Crescent Roll Dough

This super easy apple-cream cheese Danish recipe using crescent rolls and canned fried apples is perfect for breakfast, brunch, or even dessert.

Preparation Details

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 12

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent roll dough, divided
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (20 ounce) can apple pie filling
• ½ cup unsalted butter, melted

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together; set aside.
2. Unroll one can of crescent roll dough and pat together on the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
3. Beat cream cheese, white sugar, and vanilla together until smooth. Spread over the dough. Layer the apple filling over the cream cheese layer. Top with second package of crescent roll dough, patting the seams together. Drizzle butter on top and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until golden and bubbly, 40 to 45 minutes.