Hg's Crazy-Delicious Cheesy Cherry Danish - Ww Points = 3
- 1 (8 ounce) package Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations refrigerated flaky dough sheet, not sure of the size of the package
- 4 ounces fat free cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup dark sweet cherry, frozen, thawed
- 14 cup oats (regular oats not instant)
- 2 tablespoons Splenda granular
- 1 tablespoon light vanilla soymilk (or skim milk)
- 14 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 tablespoon marshmallow creme
- 1 tablespoon Cool Whip Free, thawed
- 12 tablespoon Splenda granular
- 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 drop vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- To make the icing, combine Splenda, powdered sugar, and cornstarch in a small microwave-safe bowl.
- Add 1/2 tablespoons cold water and the vanilla extract, and mix until ingredients have dissolved.
- Add Marshmallow Creme and microwave for 5 seconds, or until creme is soft enough to fold into mixture.
- Stir until smooth.
- Add Cool Whip and stir again, until evenly combined.
- Refrigerate icing until you're ready to ice the Danish.
- In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, oats, Splenda, soymilk (or skim milk), and almond extract, and stir until thoroughly mixed.
- Fold in cherries and set aside.
- This is your filling.
- Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick spray.
- Lay out your dough on the sheet and (using a rolling pin, a can, or your hands) lightly roll it out into a long rectangle of even thickness.
- Arrange baking sheet in front of you so that the short sides are on the left and right and the long sides are on the top and bottom.
- Spoon cherry filling lengthwise across the middle third of the dough, leaving 1-inch borders on the left and right of the filling.
- Along the top third of the dough, cut slits down from the top of the dough toward the filling, stopping about 1/2 inch away from the filling -- space slits about 1 inch apart from each other.
- Repeat on the bottom part of the rectangle, cutting upward toward the filling.
- This will create 1-inch-wide strips of dough on both the top and bottom of the filling.
- Starting at one side, alternate folding the 1-inch strips from the top and the bottom over the filling, covering filling completely and creating a criss-crossed, "braided" appearance.
- After all the strips have been folded, fold the short sides of the dough in toward the filling, so filling cannot escape, and pat firmly to seal.
- Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes, until pastry is crispy and golden brown.
- Allow to cool for at least 15 minutes.
- Just before serving, drizzle entire Danish with icing.
- Cut into 9 slices and indulge!
- (P.S.
- Refrigerate leftovers.
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crescent, cream cheese, dark sweet cherry, oats, splenda, light vanilla soymilk, almond, marshmallow creme, splenda, powdered sugar, cornstarch, vanilla
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hgs-crazy-delicious-cheesy-cherry-danish-ww-points-3-369549 (may not work)