Sweet sliders are becoming my new obsession and these cherry cheese danish sliders are like eating a cherry cheese Danish and a cherry cheesecake at the same time.
Sweet cherry pie filling and tangy cheesecake filling all enclosed in sweet Hawaiian rolls, baked to golden perfection and topped with a creamy glaze and sliced almonds.
I made a big batch of cherry pie filling to shoot a bunch of cherry recipes and then I got creative with how to use it. I had a package of slider buns in the freezer and I thought, why not make some cherry sliders? I’d photographed the s’mores sliders the day before sooooo…let’s keep a good thing going!
Whether you are looking to change things up for Saturday breakfast or you want a simple fruit dessert, these cherry cream cheese sliders can please a crowd and they take less than 30 minutes to make.
Ingredients for Cherry Cheese Danish Sliders
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- Hawaiian Sweet Rolls: you can use store bought or make your own if you have the time
- Cream Cheese: make sure it is room temperature and preferably full fat
- Powdered Sugar: adds all the sweetness to the cheesecake filling
- Lemon Juice: adds a pop of acidity
- Egg Yolk: makes the cream cheese filling extra creamy and rich
- Butter: mixed with the sugar and brushed on the bottom of the pan to help the sliders not stick and to create a sugary crust on the bottom
- Sugar: adds a sweet caramel-y crust to the bottom of the sliders
- Cherry Pie Filling: homemade or store-bought will work just fine. You could also use any filling you want…strawberry, apple or blueberry.
- Egg: combined with water, creates an egg wash for the tops of the buns
- Water: whisked with egg to create an egg wash
Drizzle
- Powdered Sugar: the sweetness and structure for the drizzle
- Whole Milk: helps create the drizzle
- Sliced Almonds: adds texture to the sliders and resembles a classic cherry cheese danish
This is meant to just be an overview of all the ingredients. For all the measurements and details, keep scrolling to the recipe card at the end of the post.
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