Description
Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars are an easy and delicious dessert featuring layers of buttery crescent rolls filled with a creamy vanilla-flavored cream cheese mixture, topped with a cinnamon sugar crust. Perfectly golden and slightly sweet, these bars combine the flavors of classic sopapillas and cheesecake in a convenient baked treat.
Ingredients
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Crust and Topping
- 2 8-ounce cans refrigerated crescent rolls
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup sugar
Filling
- 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup sugar
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure the bars bake evenly and achieve a golden crust.
- Prepare Bottom Layer: Unroll one can of crescent roll dough and lay it evenly on the bottom of a 13×9 glass or metal baking dish. Carefully stretch the dough to cover the entire bottom and press the perforations to seal the seams, creating a solid crust base.
- Make Cream Cheese Filling: In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese and 1 cup of sugar using an electric mixer until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Add in the egg and vanilla extract, then mix well to combine all ingredients uniformly.
- Spread Filling: Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture over the bottom layer of dough in the baking dish, ensuring smooth coverage.
- Add Top Dough Layer: Unroll the second can of crescent roll dough and gently place it on top of the cream cheese layer. Pinch the seams together carefully to seal the top layer with the filling beneath.
- Apply Topping: Pour the melted butter evenly over the top dough layer. In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/3 cup sugar with ground cinnamon and sprinkle this cinnamon sugar mixture evenly over the buttered surface.
- Bake: Bake the bars in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until they appear set when gently shaken and the top is golden brown.
- Cool and Serve: Allow the bars to cool for 15-20 minutes before cutting and serving to let the filling set perfectly.
- Storage and Reheating: Store any leftover bars in the refrigerator. To rewarm, microwave on 50% power for 5 to 10 seconds.
Notes
- Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars combine the flaky, buttery layers of crescent rolls with a smooth cream cheese filling and a cinnamon sugar topping for a crowd-pleasing dessert.
- Ensure the cream cheese is at room temperature for a smooth filling mixture.
- Pressing the perforations in the dough layers helps prevent gaps and leaking filling.
- Allow the bars to cool fully before cutting to maintain clean slices.
- Reheating briefly in the microwave softens the bars without drying them out.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar (1/12th of recipe)
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 290 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg
