Sopapilla Cheesecake - CopyKat Recipes (2024)

Sopapilla Cheesecake combines the taste of sopapillas and cheesecake. The flavors of cinnamon and sugar, cheesecake, wrapped in a flakey pastry make for a delicious dessert.

I first tried this sopapilla cheesecake dessert at a pot luck dinner. This is so easy to put together. You combine Pillsbury Crescent rolls, and a cheesecake filling, and top it with a delightful cinnamon and sugar topping. I brought these sopapilla cheesecake bars to a party, and it was a hit.

Sopapilla Cheesecake is the Perfect Dessert

Are you looking for the perfectdessert to bring to a potluck or a party? This is the dessert for you.

Sopapilla cheesecake is one of the best desserts you will have! It has layers of sweet buttery dough, a creamy cheesecake center, and topped off with cinnamon sugar goodness.

What is a Sopapilla?

Sopapillas are found in many different cultures but are generally known for the same time of delicious dessert.

They are pillowy pieces of dough fried in oil, that are known to either be dipped in cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar, or served with a fondue chocolate platter.

If you have ever been to a fair where they serve elephant ears, that is also another, larger version of a sopapilla. But, rather than keep the dough thick, it is rolled then and then fried in oil as well.

They too can be topped with cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar, or even pie toppings.

How Should You Store the Sopapilla Cheesecake?

Since the sopapilla cheesecake recipe calls for a large amount of cream cheese, you will need to keep the cream cheese crescent bars in the fridge when they are not being served.

By keeping the cheesecake bars in the fridge you are able to avoid them getting moldy or allowing for bacteria to grow.

So, to store them, either keep them in the pan the sopapilla cheesecake was made in and add a lid, or cut them up and put them in an airtight container and store them in the fridge while you are not serving them.

Best Toppings For Sopapilla Cheesecake

While this fantastic cheesecake recipe is more than you will need for a hit recipe for your next party, you can always elevate this dessert with simple additions, like some tasty toppings.

A few of my favorite toppings to add is either a light dusting of powdered sugar or chopped up fresh strawberries.

Or if you want this a little more savory you can use a ziplock bag and pour in some caramel sauce and drizzle it all over and top it off with coarse sea salt. This will pair wonderfully with the cheesecake layer.

And then of course you can melt down some chocolate chips and drizzle some chocolate on and serve it with homemade whipped cream.

These are just a few of the ways to make these cheesecake bars a completely different dessert.

Is Sopapilla Cheesecake Easy to Make?

While cheesecake in its natural form can be a daunting dessert to tackle, this cheesecake sopapilla recipe is extremely easy in comparison.

You will need two containers of crescent dough, a 9×13 inch pan, and you will line the bottom of the pan with one of the containers of crescent dough.

When that is done, mix together the cheesecake ingredients, spread it out on top of the dough.

Then, just place the other piece of dough on top of the cheesecake layer, top it off with cinnamon sugar, and bake it.

Sopapilla Cheesecake Recipe Ingredients

This recipe has easy-to-find ingredients. You can see this has all of the flavors of cheesecake, but you don’t have to worry about finding exotic ingredients.

Here’s a list of what you need:

• Canned crescent roll dough
• Cream cheese
• Sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Lemon juice
• Lemon zest
• Ground cinnamon
• Butter

How to Make Sopapilla Cheesecake

Wonder how easy it is to make this cheesecake? It’s easy. Here are the steps:

1. Line the bottom of a 13×9-inch baking dish with crescent roll dough.
   
2. Place cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
   
3. Beat until thoroughly combined and smooth.
4. Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the crescent rolls in the baking dish.
5. Place crescent roll dough over the cream cheese layer.
6. Combine cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl.
7. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the top layer of crescent rolls.
8. Drizzle melted butter on top.
   
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until the top is lightly browned.

I hope you give this recipe a try. I have brought this dessert to several potlucks and bunco parties, and the dish has always come back empty!

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