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

5 reviews

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...

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...


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

2 reviews

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


Easy Cheese Danish

1 review

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

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Puff Pastry Danish

21 reviews

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


Raspberry Cheese Danish

11 reviews

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


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Bear Claw

12 reviews

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


Cherry Danish

64 reviews

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


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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...

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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...


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...