Description
Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars are a delicious layered dessert featuring flaky crescent roll dough filled with a smooth, creamy sweetened cream cheese mixture, topped with a buttery cinnamon-sugar crust. This easy-to-make treat combines the flavors of sopapillas and cheesecake into a delightful bar perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
Base and Topping
- 2 8-ounce cans refrigerated crescent rolls
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Cream Cheese Filling
- 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese (at room temperature)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare for baking the bars.
- Prepare Bottom Crust: Unroll one can of the crescent roll dough and press it into the bottom of a 13×9-inch glass or metal baking dish, carefully stretching the dough to cover the entire base. Press the perforations to seal the dough and prevent it from separating during baking.
- Make Cream Cheese Filling: In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese and 1 cup of sugar together with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add the egg and vanilla extract, mixing well to combine all ingredients thoroughly.
- Spread Filling: Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture over the prepared crescent roll dough base in the baking dish.
- Add Top Crust: Unroll the second can of crescent roll dough and carefully lay it on top of the cream cheese layer, ensuring it covers the filling completely. Pinch the seams between the dough layers together gently to seal.
- Add Butter and Cinnamon Sugar: Drizzle the melted butter evenly over the top dough layer. In a small bowl, mix the remaining 1/3 cup sugar with the cinnamon, then sprinkle this cinnamon sugar mixture evenly over the melted butter.
- Bake: Bake the assembled bars in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until the bars appear set when gently shaken and the top is golden brown.
- Cool: Remove from oven and allow the bars to cool in the dish for 15-20 minutes to set before cutting and serving.
- Storage and Rewarming: Store any leftover bars in the refrigerator. To rewarm, microwave bars on 50% power for 5 to 10 seconds.
Notes
- Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars combine the flaky texture of crescent rolls with a smooth cream cheese filling, topped with a sweet cinnamon-sugar crust for a quick and easy dessert.
- Make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature to ensure a smooth filling.
- Press and seal the perforations in the crescent dough well to avoid layering separation during baking.
- Cooling before serving helps the bars set and makes cutting easier.
- Reheat gently to maintain the soft texture without melting the cream cheese filling excessively.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
