King’s Hawaiian Cheese Danish

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These King’s Hawaiian Cheese Danish are a super easy danish recipe made with store-bought Hawaiian Rolls. We fill the rolls with cinnamon sugar butter, a delicious cheesecake filling, and then bake for a bit. After cooling we top with a sweet icing glaze.

King's Hawaiian Cheese Danish stack on a plate with cherries.


 

Easy shortcut breakfast recipes like this King’s Hawaiian Roll Cheese Danish are perfect for busy weekdays, lazy weekend mornings or for a holiday breakfast or brunch. When pressed for time, making semi-homemade recipes is a great time saver. These Hawaiian Roll Danishes are always devoured from our holiday brunch spread.
If you are looking for other easy breakfast pastry recipes, try our Easy Cream Cheese Danish or Cherry Cream Cheese Crescent Ring.

Closeup of King's Hawaiian Cheesecake Danish

What’s not to love about a handheld breakfast pastry? What’s not to love about a delicious sweet role? Homemade Cinnamon Rolls are great but, they take a bit of time to make. Since this recipe for Kings Hawaiian Cheese Danish is so simple, you will reach for this recipe over and over again.

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Using store-bought rolls is the key to making these sweet rolls quickly and easily. They are a no fuss breakfast recipe. There will be no need for extra time consuming making of homemade pastry dough. You can make these danishes with or without fruit topping. We personally love the bright red from the cherries during the holiday season.

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Slider rolls make the perfect base for this King’s Hawaiian Cheesecake Danish Recipe. The cinnamon sugar butter mixture adds depth and flavor to the cream cheese filling. The sweet glaze takes the sweetness up a few notches.

Text on image King's Hawaiian Cheese Danish - So Easy To Make.

King’s Hawaiian Cheese Danish Ingredients

Our King’s Hawaiian Cheese Danish recipe doesn’t need any fancy ingredients- if you make plenty of desserts, you’ll probably have all the ingredients already. Outside of the Hawaiian rolls, you’ll need some fridge and pantry staples. Here’s everything you’ll use for this Hawaiian Cheesecake Danish recipe:

  • King’s Hawaiian Rolls – A 12-count sheet of these, unbaked, and all still stuck together.
  • Butter
  • Brown Sugar – I use light brown.
  • Cinnamon – Just for a bit of added baking spice flavor is all.
  • Cream Cheese – You’ll want to let your cream cheese soften before use. Be sure to use a full fat. I have not tried this recipe with whipped cream cheese or the reduced fat version.
  • Egg
  • Sugar – White granulated sugar this time.
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Pie Filling – You can go with a store-bought or homemade cherry pie filling like we did. You could also try using other pie fillings like homemade Raspberry Filling or our Homemade Apple Pie Filling if you cut the apples small enough.
  • Powdered Sugar – For a quick icing at the end, which you’ll make with…
  • Milk

See recipe card for quantities.

How to make King’s Hawaiian Cheesecake Danish

Slider rolls on a baking sheet with knife.

In case you were worried at all, this King’s Hawaiian Cheese Danish recipe is so easy to make. Using these King’s Hawaiian rolls really helps cut down on the prep time, and we used a simple cream cheese filling to make this a quick dessert or breakfast recipe. Here’s all you’ll end up doing:

  • Remove Hawaiian rolls from their package and the included tray. If worried about sticking, grease or line a baking sheet with parchment before setting rolls on sheet. Use a small bread knife or steak knife to cut a hole through the top and most of the way through each roll. Remove and discard the tops (or possibly incorporate them into another recipe).
Cavities removed from Kings Hawaiian Rolls.
  • Add butter to a mixing bowl and melt in the microwave. Add brown sugar and cinnamon to melted butter.
Melted butter, cinnamon and sugar in a clear mixing bowl.
  • Mix melted butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon together until fully combined.
Mixed cinnamon sugar butter mixture.
  • Use a pastry or basting brush to brush butter and brown sugar mixture onto rolls.
Brushing King's Hawaiian Rolls with cinnamon sugar butter.
  • Remember to thoroughly brush the inside of rolls as well.
Cinnamon Sugar butter brushed inside and outside of slider rolls.
  • To a seperate mixing bowl, add your softened cream cheese.
Softened cream cheese in a bowl with a hand mixer.
  • Use a hand or stand mixer to beat the cream cheese until fluffy.
Whipped cream cheese mixture in a bowl.
  • At this point, add the egg, white sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat until fully combined.
Egg, sugar and vanilla added to cream cheese.
  • Add cream cheese/ cheesecake mixture to the cavity you cut out of each roll.
Cheesecake mixture added to sweet rolls.
  • Crack open your pie filling and top each roll with a small spoonful of pie filling. If you use cherries, aim to get at least one cherry into each roll. Optionally: top with toppings after baking.
Fruit added to the top of each sweet roll.
  • Transfer baking sheet with rolls to an awaiting 375 degree oven and bake for around 20 minutes or until the cheesecake filling has set. While rolls cool, prepare icing by mixing powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. Drizzle icing over cooled cheese danishes.
Baked and icing glazed Kings Hawaiian Danish Rolls.

Storage / Freezing

Storage: If you’ve got any leftover Hawaiian Cheese Danishes, you’ll want to store them for later. Transfer to an airtight container or ziploc bag and keep in the fridge. They’ll keep for 3-5 days.

Easy Slider danish on a white plate.

Freezing: You can also try storing your King’s Hawaiian Cheese Danish leftovers in the freezer. Transfer to a freezer bag- squeeze out extra air to prevent freezer burn- and keep in the freezer for up to 3 months. Let thaw in the fridge before enjoying.

Tips for the BEST Hawaiian Roll Danish

Bite taken from Kings Hawaiian Cheesecake Danish.

For the BEST Hawaiian Roll Danish you will want to be sure to thoroughly coat the insides and the outsides of the roll with the butter/cinnamon sugar mixture.

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King’s Hawaiian Cheese Danishes

These King’s Hawaiian Cheese Danish are a super easy danish recipe made with store-bought Hawaiian Rolls. We fill the rolls with cinnamon sugar butter, a delicious cheesecake filling, and then bake for a bit. After cooling we top with a sweet icing glaze.
Prep: 13 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Total: 33 minutes
Servings: 12 rolls

Ingredients 

Rolls

  • 1 package King’s Hawaiian Rolls, 12 count
  • 8 oz Butter, melted
  • 3 tbsp Brown Sugar
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 8 oz Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1 Egg
  • 3 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1/3 cup Cherry Pie Filling

Icing

  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Milk
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • Remove rolls from packaging and place on a nonstick baking sheet.
  • Cut a square from the top and most of the way through each individual roll. Discard cut pieces.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Stir until blended.
  • Brush this mixture over the rolls and inside of the cut out squares.
  • In another mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until fluffy.
  • Beat in the egg, sugar and vanilla until combined.
  • Fill the cutout squares in each roll with this cream cheese mixture.
  • Add a spoonful of cherry pie filling on top of the cream cheese mixture.
  • Bake for 20 minutes, until cream cheese mixture has set.
  • Allow to cool.
  • Combine icing ingredients and stir until blended.
  • Drizzle over tops of rolls.

Notes

For the BEST Hawaiian Roll Danish you will want to be sure to thoroughly coat the insides and the outsides of the roll with the butter/cinnamon sugar mixture.

Nutrition

Calories: 368kcal, Carbohydrates: 34g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 24g, Saturated Fat: 15g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 83mg, Sodium: 273mg, Potassium: 50mg, Fiber: 0.1g, Sugar: 21g, Vitamin A: 763IU, Vitamin C: 0.2mg, Calcium: 32mg, Iron: 0.1mg
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4 Comments

  1. Such a clever recipe. I appreciate your joining us at the #HomeMattersParty, I hope to see you again next week. I will be featuring your post.

  2. 5 stars
    WOW, just wow, looking so easy and delicious. Bookmarked it
    Found your post on A Stroll Through Life: Inspire Me Tuesday.

  3. Happy Sunday, Jen
    These look delicious . I can’t wait to try them once I’m released from my doctor . I’ll let you know how delicious they are ( I have faith that I can succeed in the same as you have . Have a great week

    1. Prayers for you Gail! I hope all goes smoothly for you. You will succeed with making these danishes. The slider rolls make them so incredibly easy. Have a wonderful week too!