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Caramel Apple Pie Cheese Danishes

Ingredients
  

Danish

  • 1 roll crescent rolls

Cheese Filling

  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • cup sugar
  • splash vanilla

Apple Filling

  • 4 apples peeled and cut into chunks
  • 2 T. butter
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 3 T. water
  • cup sugar
  • 1 T. plus 1 tsp. cornstarch mixed with 2 T. water

Instructions
 

Danish

  • Unwrap the crescents but don't unroll them.
  • Cut with a serrated knife like cut and roll cookies into 10 slices.
  • Lay on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
  • Dust the bottom of a measuring cup with flour and press each roll to flatten the bottoms and keep a brim around the sides. Use your fingers to help.

Cheese filling

  • Electric mix the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.

Apple Pie Filling

  • Melt the butter and cinnamon in a pot.
  • Add the apples, water, sugar and toss well.
  • Cover and simmer approx 10 minutes until apples are soft.
  • Add the cornstarch/water slurry and cook another minute.
  • Let cool!

Assembly

  • Add a scoop of the cheese to each danish.
  • Top with some apples.
  • Bake at 350 for approx 15 mins or lightly golden danish.
  • Cool and top with homemade caramel if desired. (Or store bought)