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Are you in the mood for pumpkin? Make this easy Pumpkin Danish that is delicious. It uses crescent roll pastries, which is perfect for breakfast. On top of all that, it’s a 30 minute meal! So simple!
Pumpkin Danish Recipe
Recipes like this are so good for fall. I specifically love this recipe because not only is it good for fall, but it is easy to make for any hectic mornings! You can make them ahead of time and then heat them up in the mornings ready to serve!
I topped these danishes with a cream cheese glaze which is incredible! Cream cheese and pumpkin go so well together and if you haven’t tried the combo I totally recommend. All parts of this recipe are easy and they come together quickly. Don’t miss this opportunity to make them!
Ingredients Needed
- Crescent Rolls: The yummy base of the recipe! I use Pillsbury.
- Pumpkin Puree: Not pumpkin pie mix–there’s a difference
- Granulated sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Pumpkin pie spice: Smells amazing and tastes even better!
- Egg
- Cream cheese: Make sure it’s very soft.
- Powdered sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Milk: nonfat, 2%, or regular.
How to make Pumpkin Danish
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Unroll the Crescent Rolls. Press the seams together, and then cut into 8 squares.
- Whisk together the pumpkin puree, granulated sugar, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, and egg. Mix until smooth.
- Note: It’s easiest to place the Crescent rolls on the cookie sheet then add the pumpkin. It’s hard to transfer them once they’re filled.
- Spoon pumpkin mixture into the center of each Crescent square. Fold up the edges around, crimping as needed, to make your danish shape.
- Bake for until golden. Cool before glazing.
- Beat cream cheese until smooth. Mix in powdered sugar then add vanilla and milk. Drizzle over danish.
Expert Tips
- Don’t skip out on the cream cheese glaze–it gives the recipe a nice tartness.
- The glaze is amazing, but I recommend not freezing the danishes with them glazed.
- When you unroll the crescent rolls, there will be perforated lines. Try and push those together as much as you can.
FAQs
Yes you can! Just heat them up and glaze them on any rushed morning!
Store and Freeze in an airtight container. Wait to glaze the danishes if you are going to freeze them!
Easy Pumpkin Danish
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Ingredients
Danish:
- 1 can Pillsbury Crescent Rolls 8 rolls
- ¾ cup (183g) pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie mix
- ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 large egg
Glaze:
- 2 ounces (57g) cream cheese very soft
- ⅓ cup (38g) powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) milk nonfat, 2%, or regular
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Unroll the Crescent Rolls into a large rectangle. Break the rectangle in half along the seam, so you have two rectangles made up of four crescent rolls each. Press the seams together, and then cut each rectangle into four squares, for eight total danishes.
- Whisk together the pumpkin puree, granulated sugar, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, and egg. Mix until smooth.
- Note: It’s easiest to place the Crescent rolls on the cookie sheet then add the pumpkin. It’s hard to transfer them once they’re filled.
- Spoon about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the pumpkin mixture into the center of each Crescent square. Fold up the edges around, crimping as needed, to make your danish shape.
- Bake for about 9-11 minutes, until golden. Cool before glazing.
- To make the glaze: use a whisk or a hand mixer and beat cream cheese until smooth. Mix in powdered sugar then add vanilla and milk. Drizzle over danish. (I place mine in a sandwich sized ziploc bag and cut off one tip to drizzle in stripes.)
can u use easy pumpkin pie mix
If it’s the pumpkin pie in a can – you can but you don’t have them make the filling, just use that.
Yes ! Keeping for cooler days. Our weatherman promises to have normal weather soon over here so this is on my list. Thank you and enjoy your day 🙂
I love using already made dough. Never did the pumpkin but going to try it. Sounds good.
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