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    Home » Breakfast & Brunch Recipes » Braided Blueberry Cheese Danish

    Braided Blueberry Cheese Danish

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    Published: May 7, 2016 by Taryn

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    This Braided Blueberry Cheese Danish has a golden brown dough, a ton of cream cheese filling, and blueberries that pop with every bite. It is a home run. This easy recipe is low carb, keto, gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free, and Trim Healthy Mama friendly.

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    If you didn't know already brunch is my favorite meal. I'm not a big eater first thing in the morning so I love it when I can just sip coffee until 10 or 11 on the weekends and then sit down to a full spread. My cream cheese egg bake, bacon or Taylor ham, fresh fruit, and some kind of pastry is always on the brunch menu.

    I've been craving another cheese danish since I made my Raspberry Cream Cheese Danishes back in March. I made a plain cheese danish while visiting family for Easter as well. But it can be time-consuming to make individual danishes. I thought it would be easier to make one big one and then just cut it into pieces.

    low carb dough rolled onto parchment paper for braided blueberry cheese danishes

    Low Carb Mozzarella Dough

    The dough is a mozzarella and cream cheese based dough the works equally well in sweet and savory applications. In my sweet uses of it, I add a little vanilla and sweetener.

    You cannot taste the cheese. As long as you mix it into the dough thoroughly you absolutely cannot tell the dough is mostly mozzarella cheese. I promise.

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    How to Make a Braided Cheese Danish

    If you've ever made a low carb pizza with fathead dough you can make this danish. It is about the same difficulty. You make the dough (I prefer to mix it in a food processor), top it with a cheesecake-like mixture, sprinkle on some blueberries, fold over the strips of dough, and bake.
    danish dough braided over blueberry and cheese filling on a sheet of parchment paper

    How to Braid a large Danish

    As the photos show simply form the dough into a large oval. Put the filling down the center and cut one-inch strips along the sides. Fold them over the filling. My braid opened up a bit while baking but I still think it looked pretty enough for company and it was definitely tasty enough.

    baked braided blueberry cheese danish on a sheet of parchment paper

    Glaze for Blueberry Danish

    This glaze is optional but is a nice touch to the finished Danish. All I did was mix a little melted butter with powdered sweetener and vanilla and drizzle it on top while the Danish was still warm.

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    Other Keto Brunch Recipes using Mozzarella Dough:

    Healthy Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls

    Caramel Pecan Sticky Buns

    Raspberry Cream Cheese Danish

    Almond Bear Claws

    Gorilla Bread

    Pecan Danish

    This keto French toast recipe is also a great brunch choice!

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    Braided Blueberry Cheese Danish

    This Braided Blueberry Cheese Danish has a golden brown dough, a ton of cream cheese filling, and blueberries that pop with every bite. It is a home run.
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    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
    Course: Breakfast, Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 211
    Author: Taryn

    Ingredients

    Dough Ingredients:

    • 8 oz shredded mozzarella about 2 cups
    • 2 oz cream cheese
    • 1 egg
    • ⅓ cup almond flour
    • ⅓ cup coconut flour
    • ⅓ cup ground golden flax or additional almond flour
    • 1 tablespoon Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla

    Cream Cheese Filling:

    • 8 oz cream cheese softened
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 egg
    • ¼ cup Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
    • ¾ cup fresh or frozen blueberries do not thaw if using frozen
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    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350.
    • Put cheese in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave one minute. Stir. Microwave 30 seconds. Stir. At this point, all the cheese should be melted. Microwave 30 more seconds until uniform and gloopy (it should look like cheese fondue at this point). Add the rest of the dough ingredients and the cheese to a food processor. Mix using the dough blade until a uniform color. If you do not have a food processor you can mix in a medium bowl with a wooden spoon but you may need to dump it onto wax paper and knead it by hand to thoroughly incorporate the ingredients. Once it is a uniform color wet your hands and press it out into a 9×12 ish rectangle on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
    • To make the cream cheese filling you can add the cream cheese, vanilla, egg, and sweetener to the food processor (no need to wash) or to the bowl you were using. Mix until smooth in the food processor or with an electric mixer.
    • Put the filling down the center of the dough. Mine was spreading out a bit so I just pushed it back to the middle with a rubber spatula. Sprinkle the blueberries on top. Cut one-inch strips down the edges of the dough as shown in the photo. Crisscross one over the other, braiding as you go down. Bake for 40-45 min until the dough is golden and the cheese filling no longer jiggles.
    • Optional glaze: Mix 1 tablespoon of softened butter with 1 tablespoon of finely ground sweetener and ¼ teaspoon vanilla. Put in a piping bag and drizzle over the top of the warm pastry (or just spread on top). It will melt and make a shiny glaze. This only makes a small amount of icing. If you would like more you can double or triple it. If you don't want the icing to melt cool the danish to room temperature before adding the icing.

    Notes

    Notes on Sweeteners: 
    I use my own blend of xylitol, erythritol, and stevia in my recipes. This is twice as sweet as sugar. It is comparable to Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet and Truvia.
    To sub in Swerve or Lakanto Monk Fruit use 1.5 times the amount of sweetener called for. 
     
    To sub in Pyure or Trim Healthy Mama Super Sweet use half the amount of sweetener called for.
     
    Substitutions will work in most recipes. They may not work in candies, such as caramel.
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 211 | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 213mg | Potassium: 102mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 490IU | Vitamin C: 0.9mg | Calcium: 141mg | Iron: 0.8mg
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    1. Marcheta says

      March 24, 2022 at 9:44 am

      I really want to make the braided blueberry cheese danish. But I cannot find the recipe, only the remarks from making it are coming up. Can you send me the link to the recipe? Thanks.

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      • Taryn says

        March 24, 2022 at 9:50 am

        If you go back to the top of the page just click 'jump to recipe' or 'print recipe' to get to the recipe card.

        Reply
    2. DeLynn White says

      July 13, 2021 at 2:14 pm

      I forgot the egg in the crust part and it still turned out delicious. Thanks!5 stars

      Reply
    3. Malaika says

      March 04, 2021 at 4:13 pm

      I have been looking but cant find it. Is it ok to freeze finished product?

      Reply
      • Taryn says

        March 05, 2021 at 9:50 am

        The mozzarella-based dough freezes ok but not great. You can freeze it but it won't be as good as when it is fresh.

        Reply
    4. Malaika says

      March 03, 2021 at 11:03 pm

      Made this today and it was very good. Although my braid wasnt very good it was still delicious. To thicken the cream cheese i used xantham gum. Got idea from another comment.5 stars

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