Recipe of the Week: Healthy low-sugar Danish pastries that the kids will love
Kent Online 2026-07-02 04:00:00
Context: Claudine Boulstridge, a seasoned chef and recipe tester for Yotam Ottolenghi, has created a recipe for healthy, low-sugar Danish pastries that kids will enjoy. With a mission to provide nutritious yet delicious food for children, Claudine shares her easy-to-make pastry recipe on her Instagram account @healthyfamilyfoodideas, which has gained over 48,000 followers. The recipe features six ingredients, including blueberries, which are considered a superfood due to their numerous health benefits.
Key Facts
- Claudine Boulstridge has been leading chef Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipe tester for 17 years and set up her Instagram account @healthyfamilyfoodideas in 2016.
- The Danish pastry recipe requires six ingredients, including a 320g ready-rolled rectangular all-butter puff pastry sheet, 220g fresh blueberries, 1.5 tbsp good-quality vanilla paste, and 3tbsp runny honey for drizzling.
- The pastries are made by scoring a one-centimetre border around each pastry rectangle, pricking the centre with a fork, and baking for 12-14 minutes at 210°C fan/gas mark 8.
- The cream cheese mixture is prepared by mashing 80 grams of blueberries and mixing them with cream cheese, egg yolks, and vanilla paste until smooth.
- The pastries are then topped with the cream cheese mixture and remaining blueberries, and baked for an additional 17 minutes at 180°C fan/gas mark 6.