Go Back
–+ servings
Buttery homemade cream pie with a golden flaky crust and creamy filling on a white plate.

Sopapilla Cheesecake Recipe

Close-up of a man with short hair and beard, wearing a gray t-shirt, indoors with natural lighting.Gavin Crisp
5 from 1 vote
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course desserts
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 12
Calories 227 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cans crescent rolls
  • 2 8 ounces packages cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar divided
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350° F and spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Roll the pastry out and lay it in the bottom of the greased baking dish.
    Thin, uncooked pastry crust in a white baking dish ready for baking.
  • In a large bowl, use an electric hand whisk to blend the cream cheese, vanilla essence, and 1 cup of sugar together until soft and smooth. Spoon it all onto the pastry and spread it out until it is even.
    Fluffy vanilla cake batter in a white baking dish before baking.
  • Place the other pastry sheet over the cream cheese mix.
    Baked Bree, pastry dough in a baking dish ready for baking, on a marble countertop.
  • Pour the melted butter over the top. 
    Rich, creamy lemon custard filling in a white baking dish for lemon bars.
  • Mix the remaining sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle evenly on top.
    Cinnamon sugar coating on a dessert layer in a white baking dish.
  • Place in the center of the preheated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, until the pastry is puffed up and the sugar on top is brown and crackly. Allow it to cool and serve.
    Butter crust apple crumble pie with vanilla ice cream on white plate.

Nutrition

Calories: 227kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 2gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 1287mgFiber: 0.1g
Keyword sopapilla cheesecake, sopapilla cheesecake bars, sopapilla cheesecake recipe
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!