Sweeten up your Valentine’s breakfast spread with something new, and try our easy Heart Shaped Strawberry Farmer Cheese Danish made with Lifeway Farmer Cheese. This lovely, creative danish is a simple pastry recipe that makes any Valentine’s Day a little more special. It can even double as dessert!
Lifeway Farmer Cheese is a wonderful option for recipes like this since it can replace cream cheese and other pastry and dessert cheeses quite easily (see our substitution chart here!). Here, we’ve mixed our creamy, cultured farmer cheese with a simple mixture of strawberries and strawberry jam that are tucked into crescent rolls to create an easy, yet impressive danish that comes together in no time.
Just like Lifeway Kefir, Lifeway Farmer Cheese is a high-quality source of protein that supports your body in more ways than one. Since it’s made with live and active probiotic cultures, Lifeway Farmer Cheese is easy to digest and is lactose-intolerant friendly. Now you can love your guts a little more this Valentine’s Day from a little help from all of us at Lifeway!
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for optimal digestion and gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir is packed with a variety of vital nutrients important for overall health, including bone and muscle health; these include vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our probiotic-rich kefir, Lifeway also offers artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy, high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support healthy muscles and a healthy microbiome. Lifeway Farmer Cheese is easy to spread, free of gums and thickeners, and contains no added salt or sugar for optimal health benefits.
Prep Time: 30 mins Servings: 8Ingredients
For the Danish:
- 1/2 cup Farmer Cheese
- 1 tbsp. pure maple syrup
- 8-ounce can of refrigerated crescent rolls
- 1/2 cup sliced strawberries
- 1/4 cup natural strawberry jam
For the Icing:
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 2-3 tbsp. Lifeway Kefir
Directions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 375° F.
- Blend Lifeway Farmer Cheese and pure maple syrup in a food processor until smooth and combined. Set aside.
- Arrange half the crescent rolls on the prepared pan, overlapping the short ends.
- Spread the cheese mixture on the overlaps, then layer with half with the strawberries (1/4 cup) and half of the jam (2 tbsp.) on the top of the cheese.
- Fold and tuck in the ends of the crescent rolls over the cheese and the strawberries to form a log. Repeat with the other crescent rolls so you create two logs. Bring the two logs together to form a heart. Bake 15 minutes.
- Once it's done, prepare the icing and drizzle over the top. Enjoy!
