EASY CANDY CANE DANISH

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Make Christmas morning spectacular for everyone with an Easy Candy Cane Danish! This simple candy cane danish is shaped like a real candy cane.

Provided by My Food and Family

Time 1h10m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
1 egg, beaten
2 tsp. almond extract, divided
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted, divided
2 cans (8 oz. each) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
1 cup cherry pie filling
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. water

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Mix cream cheese, granulated sugar, flour, egg and 1 tsp. almond extract in medium bowl until blended. Add 1/4 cup nuts; mix well.
Cover baking sheet with parchment. Unroll crescent dough into 16 triangles. Place 1 triangle sideways at bottom of prepared baking sheet. Place second triangle above first triangle, overlapping long edges by 1/2 inch. Repeat with remaining dough triangles to form candy cane, reversing points of triangles as necessary to make curved candy cane shape at top as shown in photo.
Spread cream cheese mixture onto center of dough to within 1/2 inch of edges; top with pie filling. Starting at bottom of candy cane, fold points of dough triangles over filling, pressing points into dough on opposite side to seal.
Bake 20 to 25 min. or until golden brown. Cool completely.
Mix powdered sugar, water and remaining almond extract until blended; drizzle over Danish. Sprinkle with remaining nuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 90 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0.5622 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g