This easy recipe for Air Fryer Danish uses canned crescent rolls, pie filling, and cream cheese to create a delicious breakfast or brunch treat that’s perfect for serving guests or enjoying as a family.
You’ll want to try this Danish!
This recipe uses just 4 ingredients, making it super simple and easy to make whenever the mood strikes. We’re making cherry danishes here, but feel free to change up the fruit filling to make other flavors too!
This sweet treat is wonderful for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon snack. Bring a plate of these to work to wow your coworkers, or serve at a holiday meal.
I love using refrigerated rolls to make yummy air fryer sweets! Air Fryer Monkey Bread, Air Fryer Pumpkin Spice Bites, and Air Fried Oreos all use some type of refrigerated rolls to create simple, fast desserts.
List of ingredients
- Cream Cheese – Cream cheese underneath the cherries adds a creamy texture and helps to balance out the sweetness.
- Crescent Rolls – Two cans of crescent roll dough will make 16 danishes. You can cut this recipe in half if you want to cook fewer.
- Cherry Pie Filling – You’ll need about a half a can or 10 ounces of pie filling. I love how simple canned pie filling makes desserts. I make a Cherry Delight Dessert with canned pie filling that is delicious too!
- Powdered Sugar – to give the cream cheese some sweetness.
No pie filling?
You can use any type of jam or preserves instead of the pie filling. You can also try adding chocolate chips, or fresh fruit on top of the cream cheese mixture.
Tips and tricks
- Don’t crowd the air fryer basket. batches to cook all 16 danishes.
- Check on your food. All air fryers cook a bit differently. Check on your danish a few minutes before the end of the cook time to ensure they don’t burn.
- Substitute your favorite canned pie filling for the cherries. Try apple, blueberry, or raspberry! You can also leave out the fruit and make simple cheese danishes.
- To reduce the sugar in this recipe, you can omit the powdered sugar. You can also look for low-sugar or no-sugar-added pie filling at your store.
Serving Ideas
The air fryer makes some amazing breakfast foods! Try Air Fryer Turkey Bacon or Air Fryer Sausage Links for some salty protein to balance the sweetness of the danish.
Danish is amazing with a nice cup of coffee. Make some cold brew, or an oatmilk latte to go with your brunch.
Got a leftover problem?
You should end up with a half can of pie filling left over after making these air fryer danishes. Store it in the fridge for up to a week, and use it in other dishes like these:
- Yogurt Mix-in – A bit of cherry pie filling in some plain Greek yogurt would be a delicious treat.
- Oatmeal Topper – Another breakfast favorite, oatmeal is like a blank canvas and would taste amazing with some cherry pie filling and sliced almonds.
Get creative! You can also put the pie filling in an airtight container and freeze for up to three months. Thaw it out the next time you make this recipe.
Air Fryer Cherry and Cream Cheese Danish
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cans Crescent Rolls
- 1/2 can Cherry pie filling
- 8 oz. Cream Cheese
- 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl. Mix the cream cheese and powdered sugar until creamy
- Don’t roll out the crescent rolls but rather cut each roll of dough into 8 medallions.
- Flatten each medallion into 2-3” circles.
- Top with cream cheese mixture and then the cherries.
- Place 4-5 danishes in air fryer basket and cook on 350 for 6 minutes
- Let cool for 5minutes before removing from air fryer basket.
- Continue cooking remaining danishes.
Notes
- This recipe can be cut in half easily.
- Substitute other fruit fillings for the cherry if you like.
- Pro Tip: This recipe can be made in the air fryer unit with a basket or the air fryer oven. If you are using the air fryer oven, use the middle rack and select the “Air Fry” function.
- Pro Tip: Check your food as it cooks. Each air fryer runs a bit differently. Sometimes airfying is a trial and error process. Check your food as it cooks to learn your air fryer better! When cooking a new recipe or food items be sure to check your food often to help avoid over/under cooking.
