Name: Cream Cheese Filling
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 package cream cheese (8 ounces/227 grams), cut into 1-inch pieces, at room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest from 1 lemon; 1/4 cup sugar (1 3/4 ounces/50 grams)

Time

25 minutes

Yield

Serves 16 (Makes enough for 16 individual Danish or 2 braids)

Ingredients

1 package cream cheese (8 ounces/227 grams), cut into 1-inch pieces, at room temperature

½ teaspoon grated lemon zest from 1 lemon

¼ cup sugar (1 ¾ ounces/50 grams)

Ingredients

1 package cream cheese (8 ounces/227 grams), cut into 1-inch pieces, at room temperature

½ teaspoon grated lemon zest from 1 lemon

¼ cup sugar (1 ¾ ounces/50 grams)

Ingredients

1 package cream cheese (8 ounces/227 grams), cut into 1-inch pieces, at room temperature

½ teaspoon grated lemon zest from 1 lemon

¼ cup sugar (1 ¾ ounces/50 grams)

Before You Begin

Don’t use reduced-fat or fat-free cream cheese for this recipe.

Instructions

Using spoon, mix all ingredients together thoroughly in medium bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and chill until ready to use.