Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars Recipes

These sopapilla cheesecake bars have a thick layer of creamy cheesecake between 2 sheets of flaky pastry. Then they’re topped with buttery cinnamon sugar. This version of sopapilla is made with only 8 ingredients – so it’s quick, easy & oh so delicious.

Sopapilla cheesecake bars are a decadent cheesecake recipe that’s perfect for cinnamon lovers. It also requires very little actually baking/ kitchen skills – so it’s also very easy to make. Two layers of flaky pastry surround the creamiest cheesecake layer. Then a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar goes on top. You can thick of sopapilla cheesecake bars almost like the baby of a cinnamon sugar doughnut and New York cheesecake.

What are Sopapillas?
The sopapillas that most North Americans know and love are a traditional Hispanic dessert that’s thought to have originated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It’s a deep-fried pastry that’s often dusted with powdered sugar, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar or drizzled with honey. They can have a variety of different fillings, including both sweet and savory. When the pastry is fried it creates little air pockets and becomes pillowy soft.

Ingredients

• 2 8 oz packages crescent rolls
• 24 oz cream cheese* softened
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch**
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Lightly grease a 9×13 inch glass or ceramic pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Unroll one can of crescent rolls onto the bottom of the pan. Pinch the seams together and press the rolls out to cover the bottom of the pan. 
• In a large bowl beat the cream cheese until soft. Beat in 1 cup white sugar and cornstarch. 
• Mix in the vanilla extract & egg.
• Pour the batter over top of the crescent rolls, smoothing it down.
• On a piece of parchment paper (or lightly greased work surface), unroll the second package of crescent rolls. Pinch the seams together and gently roll out the dough to be about 1/2 inch longer & wider.
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