This homemade cherry danish pastry starts with flaky Pillsbury Grand's biscuits, a generous spoonful of cherry pie filling, and a hint of almond that makes it bakery-fresh in minutes. It's a quick and easy cherry almond danish you can make as a simple weeknight treat, part of your air fryer breakfast ideas, or even one of your go-to Christmas desserts or Thanksgiving sweets. You'll get easy air fryer desserts, dessert recipes with canned biscuits, and step-by-step tips to help you pull it together fast. Pin this recipe now so you always have a festive, no-stress option ready whenever you want something sweet without extra work.
Why is this the best air fryer cherry danish recipe
This cherry danish recipe is delicious! The combination of a fresh, buttery biscuit topped with tart cherry filling and a homemade almond glaze is perfect. The sweet almond flavor complements the tart cherry texture, making this a delicious treat with a lovely, delightful flavor that will delight both kids and adults. These will be your new favorite danishes!
This is a quick and easy breakfast or brunch recipe, or a simple dessert recipe. Assemble the danishes and pop them in the air fryer for a few minutes. While the cherry danish bakes, mix the almond glaze ingredients. Drizzle the hot danishes and serve. That's all there is to it!
The ingredients for this easy recipe are common and easy to find. You likely already have most of the simple ingredients for this easy danish recipe in your pantry. If you need an ingredient or two, you can easily find them in most local grocery stores or on Amazon!
The ingredients for an air fryer cherry danish are very inexpensive. Cherry pie filling, a can of biscuits, almond extract, and powdered sugar are totally affordable ingredients.
What you'll need to make cherry danish
Equipment
- Air fryer - Obviously, this is an air fryer recipe, so you will need to have an air fryer. Any brand or style is fine.
Ingredients
See the printable recipe card at the bottom of the page for all measurements and nutritional information.
- Refrigerated butter-flavor biscuits - These are with the pie crusts and pre-made cookie dough, usually next to the butter.
- cherry pie filling - You won't use the whole can. I usually look for the deluxe pie filling because it has extra cherries and less liquid.
- powdered sugar - This is to make the almond glaze to drizzle over the air fried danishes. I don't know how to make a glaze without powdered sugar.
- milk - This is what you mix with the powdered sugar to make the almond glaze. You could use heavy cream, plant-based milk, or water instead.
- almond extract - I love almond flavor with cherries, but if you have an allergy or just don't like almond, you can use an equal amount of pure vanilla extract instead.
How to make cherry almond danish
- Split the biscuits in half to make 16 rounds.
- Line the Air Fryer basket or tray with parchment paper and place the biscuits in a single layer (as many as will fit without squishing).
- Spoon a little cherry pie filling on each round. Not so much that it spills over.
- Cook in batches at 390ºF for about 5-6 minutes or until the biscuits start to brown.
- While the danishes are cooling, make the almond glaze by combining powdered sugar, half of the milk, and almond extract in a small bowl. Whisk until the powdered sugar is all dissolved. Use less milk for a thicker glaze or slightly more for a thinner glaze.
- Drizzle almond glaze over the cherry danishes. Can be served warm or cooled completely and served at room temperature.
Substitutions & variations
You can swap cherry pie filling with any fruit filling: blueberry, strawberry, raspberry, peach, or apple, or even your favorite fruit jam.
Try lemon curd and fresh berries or Nutella and canned or dried cherries.
Try replacing the almond extract with vanilla and adding lemon or orange zest.
Make coconut glaze with coconut milk and powdered sugar. Use almond extract or vanilla.
Add toasted almonds or pecans, shredded coconut, or chopped white or dark chocolate chips.
You can always swap the biscuits with circles cut from crescent rolls or homemade puff pastry, a puff pastry sheet from the store, or pastry dough (like, pie crust pastry).
While this is an easy air fryer recipe, you can always bake them in the oven. The times will be a bit longer.
Storing leftovers
Do not store cherry danishes until they are fully cooled to prevent sogginess from condensation. Place leftover cherry danishes in an airtight container in the fridge. Separate layers with parchment paper to prevent sticking. Store for 3-4 days in the refrigerator.
Reheating: place in the air fryer at 325°F for 3-5 minutes.
This recipe does not freeze well. I would not place these danishes in the freezer.
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Recipe
Air Fryer Cherry Almond Danish
Equipment
Ingredients
- 16 ounces refrigerated butter-flavor biscuits
- 28 ounces cherry pie filling
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons milk or less
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Split the biscuits in half to make 16 rounds.
- Line the Air Fryer basket or tray with parchment paper and place the biscuits in a single layer (as many as will fit without squishing).
- Spoon a little cherry pie filling on each round. Not so much that it spills over the edges.
- Cook pastries in batches at 390ºF for about 5-6 minutes or until the biscuits start to brown.
- While the danishes are cooling, make the almond glaze by combining powdered sugar, half of the milk, and almond extract in a small bowl. Whisk until the powdered sugar is all dissolved. Use less milk for a thicker glaze or slightly more for a thinner glaze.
- Drizzle the almond glaze over the cherry danishes. Can be served warm or cooled completely and served at room temperature.
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