These were SOOOOO good! Craig was lucky to get one:)
Pastry:
3 eggs, separated (save 1/2 yolk for filling)
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 cup Swerve (or ½ tsp stevia glycerite)
1 tsp cinnamon
3 TBS ricotta cheese or cream cheese, softened
Filling:
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 egg yolk (from above)
1/4 cup Confectioners Swerve (or ½ tsp stevia glycerite)
1/4 tsp vanilla
Optional: ¼ tsp lemon, almond, orange, raspberry extract
Pastry: Separate eggs, putting the whites in a large bowl and the yolks in a medium bowl. Take 1/2 yolk out and put it in a little dish to reserve for filling. With your electric beater, whip whites and cream of tartar until very stiff. Add cream cheese or ricotta, cinnamon, sweetener to the yolks and beat well until smooth. Gently fold yolk mixture into the whites, using a big spatula, being careful to get it all blended well. Then spray a cookie sheet or muffin top pan (the best way), and plop 6 equal mounds of batter to make 6 Danish. Make an indent on each mound and fill with filling. Bake about 25-35 minutes at 300 until golden brown. Remove, cool and enjoy. Serves 4.
Filling: Soften cream cheese and add the 1/2 egg yolk, sweetener, extract, and flavoring. Fill pastries.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per pastry)
Starbuck's Danish = 440 calories, 61 carbs, 0 fiber
"Healthified" Danish = 158 calories, 3 carbs, 0 fiber
***using FULL FAT, Full-flavor stuff!
Pastry:
3 eggs, separated (save 1/2 yolk for filling)
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 cup Swerve (or ½ tsp stevia glycerite)
1 tsp cinnamon
3 TBS ricotta cheese or cream cheese, softened
Filling:
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 egg yolk (from above)
1/4 cup Confectioners Swerve (or ½ tsp stevia glycerite)
1/4 tsp vanilla
Optional: ¼ tsp lemon, almond, orange, raspberry extract
Pastry: Separate eggs, putting the whites in a large bowl and the yolks in a medium bowl. Take 1/2 yolk out and put it in a little dish to reserve for filling. With your electric beater, whip whites and cream of tartar until very stiff. Add cream cheese or ricotta, cinnamon, sweetener to the yolks and beat well until smooth. Gently fold yolk mixture into the whites, using a big spatula, being careful to get it all blended well. Then spray a cookie sheet or muffin top pan (the best way), and plop 6 equal mounds of batter to make 6 Danish. Make an indent on each mound and fill with filling. Bake about 25-35 minutes at 300 until golden brown. Remove, cool and enjoy. Serves 4.
Filling: Soften cream cheese and add the 1/2 egg yolk, sweetener, extract, and flavoring. Fill pastries.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per pastry)
Starbuck's Danish = 440 calories, 61 carbs, 0 fiber
"Healthified" Danish = 158 calories, 3 carbs, 0 fiber
***using FULL FAT, Full-flavor stuff!
