Danish Recipes

Learn how to make a Danish recipe at home and skip the bakery. Try our favorites, like cheese Danish and fruit Danish with your morning coffee.

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Cherry Danish

These ruby-studded pastries will be the first to disappear from your brunch table. I won an award when I first made them for a 4-H competition years ago. You can use apple pie filling with equally good results. —Christie Cochran, Canyon, Texas

Candy Cane Danish

1 review

Absolutely everyone will want a slice of this festive, fruit-filled candy cane Danish!


Air-Fryer Apple Danish

2 reviews

I came up with this quick and tasty treat when my daughter had a sleepover. I whipped these together in...


Huckleberry Bear Claws

1 review

Beware: Bear claws may lead to bear hugs! My family can't get enough of these quick, easy pastries made from...


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Air-Fryer Puff Pastry Danishes

1 review

These simple jam-filled pastries are perfect for a holiday brunch spread. They were my dad's favorite, so the recipe will...

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Kolaches

15 reviews

A kolache is a yeasty, soft Czech pastry that’s topped with a cheese, poppy seed or fruit filling. It's somewhere...


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Bear Claw

This bear claw pastry recipe is absolutely melt-in-your-mouth delicious! It's impossible to resist the delicate dough, rich almond filling and...

Danish Crispies

1 review

These crispy treats are like a bread, but more like a cookie! They're a tasty and delicious addition to a...


Cherry Danish

Sometimes a cup of coffee just demands a sweet treat to go with it, and a fresh-baked cherry Danish is...


Apple Danish

21 reviews

Use up the bounty from your apple-picking adventure by making apple Danish, delectable squares of pastry filled with sweet, cinnamon-scented...


Prune-Filled Danish

When I'm short on time, I often find myself making this simple yet tasty danish. You'll love the quick and...

Blueberry Cheese Danish

4 reviews

A layer of blueberries is the sweet surprise hidden inside this pretty pastry. The recipe comes from our Test Kitchen...


Easy Apple Danish

This dough should be refrigerated for at least 2 hours. I often prepare it the night before and bake the...


Breakfast Danish Crisps

1 review

This treasured recipe has been in the family for nearly 50 years. The tender, flaky treats make holiday breakfasts even...


Easy Cheese Danish

These cream cheese pastries are baked to flaky perfection and made to shine with a simple egg wash gloss. They...


Raspberry Cheese Danish

Your guests will think you made these yummy rolls from scratch ... or bought them from a specialty bakery. No...

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Puff Pastry Danish

Flaky puff pastry Danish filled with tangy cream cheese and sweet jam creates a quick homemade breakfast or anytime treat.


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Cheese Danishes

1 review

A cheese Danish is the ultimate sweet-meets-savory breakfast pastry. Make Danishes at home with an enriched dough and a dreamy...