These easy blackberry puff pastry Danish are so tasty for breakfast, brunch or dessert. Filled with a sweet cream cheese filling and topped with blackberry jam and fresh blackberries, they're cut and shaped in distinctive pinwheels. Sweet, flaky, creamy, and dreamy!
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer on high speed until smooth. Add the sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla; beat until smooth then reserve.
On a lightly floured work surface, roll out each sheet of thawed puff pastry to a 10-inch square. Cut each square into 4 equal squares and transfer to the prepared baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between each square. Prick the pastry squares with a fork. Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture into the center of each square, spreading in a small circle about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the jam on top of the cream cheese mixture and top with 4 blackberries.
Use a sharp knife to make four diagonal cuts from the corners of each pastry square to within 1 inch of the center. Fold every other corner up over the filling to the center, overlapping the points and pinching to seal.
In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and water. Brush each pinwheel all over with the egg wash. Sprinkle the pastry with sparkling sugar.
Bake until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. Makes 8 pastries.
Notes
Store leftover pastries tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.To reheat, arrange the pastries on a baking sheet and heat in a 350 degree F preheated oven until warm, about 8 minutes.