Sopapilla Cheesecake: these cinnamon cheesecake bars have a sweet cream cheese filling, crunchy cinnamon sugar topping and a generous drizzle of honey on top!
Prep Time15 minutesminutes
Cook Time30 minutesminutes
Total Time45 minutesminutes
Ingredients
28 ounce packages cream cheese, softened
1cupgranulated sugar
1large egg
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
28 ounce cans refrigerated crescent roll sheets
½cupbutter, melted
½cupgranulated sugar
2teaspoonsground cinnamon
¼cuphoney, for drizzling (optional)
Instructions
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees°F. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with non-stick spray.
Press one crescent roll sheet into the bottom of prepared baking dish. Set aside.
Using a mixer, beat cream cheese with 1 cup of sugar in a bowl until smooth. Add egg and vanilla extract, beating until combined.
Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture into the baking dish, then cover with the remaining piece of crescent dough.
In a medium sized bowl, combine melted butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and cinnamon. Pour on top of the crescent dough and spread it over the top of the crescent rolls as needed.
Bake in the preheated oven until the crescent dough has puffed and turned golden brown, about 30 to 35 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let cool completely in the pan for at least 30 minutes.
SERVE WARM: Slice into squares and serve! Optional: drizzle with honey.
CHILLED: Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight, slice into squares and serve. Optional: drizzle with honey.