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Cherry Danish

Maria Emmerich
Servings 6
Calories

Ingredients
  

  • PASTRY:
  • 3 extra large eggs separated (reserving 1/2 of the yolks for filling)
  • 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/4 cup Natural Sweetener or 1 tsp stevia glycerite
  • 1 tsp cherry extract or other extract like lemon/strawberry/blueberry/almond
  • 3 TBS sour cream or coconut cream if dairy free
  • 1/4 cup strawberry egg white protein powder OR Vanilla Egg White Protein
  • FILLING:
  • 4 oz cream cheese softened (or coconut cream if dairy allergy)
  • 1/2 of the egg yolks from above
  • 1/4 cup Natural Sweetener or 1/2 tsp stevia glycerite
  • 1 tsp cherry extract or other like lemon/strawberry/blueberry/almond/raspberry
  • DRIZZLE:
  • 1 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 TBS Natural Sweetener or a drop of stevia glycerite
  • 1/4 tsp cherry extract or <g class="gr_ gr_181 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="181" data-gr-id="181">other extract</g>

Instructions
 

  • Pastry directions: Separate eggs, putting the whites in a large bowl and the yolks in a medium bowl. Take 1/2 yolk out and put it in a little dish to reserve for filling. With your electric beater, whip whites and cream of tartar until very stiff, then add the protein powder.
  • Add sour cream, extract, natural sweetener to the yolks and beat well until smooth. Gently fold yolk mixture into the whites, using a big spatula<g class="gr_ gr_146 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep" id="146" data-gr-id="146">,being</g> careful to get it all blended well. Grease a cookie sheet and plop 6 equal mounds of batter to make 6 Danish.
  • Make an indent on each mound and fill with filling.
  • Filling: Soften cream cheese and add the 1/2 egg yolks, sweetener, extract, and flavoring.
  • Fill pastries.
  • Bake about 20-25 minutes at 300 until golden brown. Remove and allow to cool.
  • To make the Drizzle: warm the cream cheese and stir in the natural sweetener and extract.
  • Place the mixture into a piping bag (or a small ziplock after it has cooled a bit and cut a tiny hole cut into the corner) and drizzle over cooled Danish.

Notes

NUTRITIONAL COMPARSION (per serving)
Starbuck’s Danish = 420 calories, 25g fat, 7g protein, 39 carbs, 1g fiber
“Healthified” Danish = 145 calories, 11.7g fat, 9g protein, 1.2 carbs, 0 fiber
72.3% fat, 24.5% protein, 3.2% carbs