Description
This easy breakfast braid is a visually stunning and delicious pastry filled with sweet cream cheese and fruit, perfect for a morning treat or brunch.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
- 200g cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh berries or fruit preserves
- 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)
- Powdered sugar for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Unfold puff pastry onto the baking sheet.
- In a bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture down the center of the pastry.
- Top with berries or fruit preserves.
- Cut strips along both sides of the filling and braid over the filling.
- Brush braid with beaten egg.
- Bake for 20–25 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool slightly and dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
Serve warm for the best flavor. You can customize with your favorite fruits or jams.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: easy breakfast braid, cream cheese braid, fruit pastry, quick breakfast pastry