With the summer holidays quickly approaching us, wouldn’t it be nice to have some staple ingredients in the house to pull together for the unexpected or expected overnight guests?

With just a few staple ingredients in your kitchen, you can easily put together these Quick Fix Breakfast Pastry–Just 4 Ingredients.

When I made these the first time I used crescent dough but I then made it with puff pastry for a more restaurant-style breakfast pastry.

The only difference is that you will need to defrost the puff pastry before you can assemble these amazing breakfast morsels. 

Quick Fix Breakfast Pastry–Just 4 Ingredients

Next time you are at the grocery pick up these 4 ingredients that will stay in the fridge for a while (if you look at the expiration dates).

4 ingredient EASY Breakfast Pastry

• 8oz tube of crescent dough or 1/2 package of puff pastry
• 4 oz cream cheese (I use low fat)
• lemon juice
• Jam flavor of your choice
• Confectionary sugar

I was originally inspired by the magazine Taste of Home  and pleasantly surprised my family one Sunday morning when I woke up just a little earlier than everyone else.

How to Make Breakfast Pastries from Puff Pastry

****Be sure the pastry dough is thawed before attempting this

• Unroll the crescent dough or puff pastry and separate into 4 rectangles.
• Seal perforations; cut each in half, making 8 squares.
• Simply cut the puff pastry into 8 squares with a knife or pizza cutter. 

How to Make different Designs with  Puff Pastry

To give the puff pastry a layered look, use a sharp knife to outline a rectangle inside each piece. See above.

Beat 4 oz cream cheese with 1/4 c. confectioners’ sugar, and tsp of lemon juice. 

Spread 1 TBsp diagonally across each square. Top with 1 TBsp. Jam (Any flavor your family enjoys) 

 

Pinch opposite corners of dough over filling to seal for one look or bake them flat for the layered breakfast pastry look.

Bake on Parchment paper-lined baking sheets at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

 

Breakfast Recipe with Pastry Dough

Other easy breakfast ideas you might like:

Bacon sausage breakfast sliders

Waffle Bar

Triple Chocolate Coffee Cake Donuts

Quick Fix Breakfast Pastry–Just 4 Ingredients

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Super easy Breakfast pastries

Yield: 8 Pastries

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Using puff pastry or crescent rolls you can have amazing breakfast pastries in minutes. Short Cut Breakfast Pastry--make these amazing breakfast pastries with Just 4 Ingredients. Easy breakfast pastry everyone will be asking for more.

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Ingredients

• 8 oz tube of crescent dough or 1/2 package of puff pastry
• 4 oz cream cheese, I use low fat
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• Jam flavor of your choice
• Confectionary sugar

Instructions

1. Unroll the crescent dough or puff pastry and separate into 4 rectangles. Seal perforations; cut each in half, making 8 squares. Simply cut the puff pastry into 8 squares with a knife or pizza cutter.
2. To give the puff pastry a layered look, use a sharp knife to outline a rectangle inside each piece. Beat 4 oz cream cheese with 1/4 c. confectioners' sugar and lemon juice, spread 1 TBsp diagonally across each square. Top with 1 TBsp. Jam (Any flavor your family enjoys)
3. Pinch opposite corners of dough over filling to seal for one look or bake them flat for the layered breakfast pastry look. Bake on Parchment paper-lined baking sheets at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
4. Combine 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar with 2 tsp of milk, drizzle over danishes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Information

Yield 8 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 169Total Fat 11gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 31mgSodium 165mgCarbohydrates 15gFiber 1gSugar 5gProtein 3g