Sopapilla Cheesecake Dessert
Description
Cream cheese, canned crescent rolls, cinnamon, and almonds create this delicious, Mexican-inspired dessert.
Ingredients
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3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
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1 1/2 cups white sugar
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 (8 ounce) cans crescent roll dough
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1/2 cup melted butter
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 cup sliced almonds
Directions
1
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Beat the cream cheese with 1 1/2 cups of sugar, and the vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth. Unroll the cans of crescent roll dough, and use a rolling pin to shape the each piece into 9x13 inch rectangles. Press one piece into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture into the baking dish, then cover with the remaining piece of crescent dough.
3
Drizzle the melted butter evenly over the top of the cheesecake. Stir the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar together with the cinnamon in a small bowl, and sprinkle over the cheesecake along with the almonds.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until the crescent dough has puffed and turned golden brown, about 45 minutes. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into 12 squares.