Starbucks Cheese Danish

Ingredients

• 2.6667 cup Almond flour
• 1.25 cup Tapioca flour
• 1 tbsp Sweetener (For the Danish dough; the source does not specify the type.)
• 1 cup Warm water
• 8 oz Cream cheese (Softened fully.)
• 0.5 cup Powdered sweetener (The source does not specify the type.)
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice (For the cream cheese filling.)
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract (For the cream cheese filling.)
• 1 Egg yolk (For the cream cheese filling.)
• 1 Egg (Beaten, for the egg wash.)
• 1 tbsp Water (For the egg wash.)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

2. 2

   Make the Danish dough by mixing the almond flour, tapioca flour, 1 tablespoon sweetener, and warm water in a large mixing bowl until a dough forms.

3. 3

   Set the dough in the refrigerator while you make the cream cheese filling. The source does not specify a refrigeration time.

4. 4

   Make the filling in a medium-sized glass bowl. Add the fully softened cream cheese, powdered sweetener, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and egg yolk.

5. 5

   Beat the cream cheese mixture until smooth.

6. 6

   Remove the dough from the refrigerator and cut it into equal-sized squares, approximately 4 inches on each side.

7. 7

   Place the cream cheese filling in the middle of each dough square.

8. 8

   Beat the egg with 1 tablespoon water to make the egg wash, then use a paintbrush to apply the egg wash over the danishes.

9. 9

   Bake the danishes for 18–20 minutes, or until golden brown.

10. 10

    Remove the danishes from the oven and allow them to cool before serving.

Notes

The recipe yields 6 large danishes or 12 small danishes. The source does not specify how the dough squares are folded or shaped around the filling, so that assembly detail has not been inferred. Nutrition supplied by the source is per serving: for 6 servings, 390 calories, 24 g fat, 11 g protein, 20 g total carbs, 1 g fiber, and 19 g net carbs; for 12 servings, 195 calories, 12 g fat, 5.5 g protein, 10 g total carbs, 0.5 g fiber, and 9.5 g net carbs.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• breakfast
• baked
• low-carb
• sugar-free
• gluten-free
• vegetarian
• pastry