Easy Sopapilla Cheesecake is made with crescent roll dough, cream cheese, sugar, cinnamon and melted butter. A deliciously easy dessert!
EASY SOPAPILLA CHEESECAKE BARS
Around my house we can't say Sopapilla for some reason. We end up calling them Sofa Pillows. Because we're goobers like that. So for all intents and purposes, this is Sofa Pillow Cheesecake Bars in my house instead of Easy Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars. 😉
WHAT ARE SOPAPILLAS?
They are basically fried dough covered in cinnamon sugar. And they look like little Sofa Pillows. So this cheesecake is a take on that lovely fried dough. Except this has a cream cheese layer smushed in the middle. Did I mention there was melted butter on top? Along with cinnamon sugar? Oh yeah. Not only is this dessert so simple to make, it tastes incredible!
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CREAM CHEESE CRESCENT BARS
My Grandma actually made these when she visited us a few years back except she just called her recipe Cream Cheese Crescent Bars. The only real difference was she used white sugar in the filling instead of brown. I gotta say, I kinda like it both ways. I think the white filling looks a bit prettier than the brown but the brown sugar gives it a slightly deeper flavor.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
refrigerated crescent rolls (or crescent roll dough sheets)
cream cheese
sugar (white or brown)
vanilla extract
for the topping:
salted butter
sugar
cinnamon
HOW TO MAKE SOPAPILLA CHEESECAKE BARS:
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray (I like the kind that has flour in it.) Unroll one tube of crescent rolls and layer in bottom of pan, pressing seams together.
In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until blended.
Spread cream cheese mixture over bottom layer of crescent rolls.
Layer remaining crescent rolls on top. Drizzle with melted butter. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
Bake, uncovered for 30-40 minutes, until bottom layer looks golden brown. Cut into 12 squares.
And serve.
I think these are really good drizzled with honey or chocolate syrup.
Enjoy!
Originally published: February 2012
Updated and republished: May 2019
EASY SOPAPILLA CHEESECAKE BARS
Easy Sopapilla Cheesecake is made with crescent roll dough, cream cheese, sugar, cinnamon and melted butter. A deliciously easy dessert!
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Servings: 12
Calories: 359kcal
Ingredients
- 2 (8 oz) tubes refrigerated crescent rolls (or crescent roll dough sheets)
- 2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar (light brown or white)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 tbsp salted butter, melted
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray (I like the kind that has flour in it).
- Unroll one tube of crescent rolls and layer in bottom of pan, pressing seams together.
- In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, brown (or white) sugar and vanilla until blended.
- Spread cream cheese mixture over bottom layer of crescent rolls.
- Layer remaining crescent rolls on top.
- Drizzle with melted butter.
- Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
- Bake, uncovered for 30-40 minutes, until bottom layer turns golden.
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Nutrition
Calories: 359kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 418mg | Potassium: 52mg | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 510IU | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 0.6mg
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