Sopapilla Cheesecake
(from Begs’s recipe box)
Source: Christy Hopkins Tabor (from RecipeThing user missscarlettp)
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Serves 12 people
Categories: Dessert
Ingredients
- 3 - 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 - 8 oz cans crescent roll dough
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 can apple or cherry pie filling
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Beat the cream cheese with 1 1/2 cups sugar and the vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
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Unroll the cans of crescent roll dough and press one piece into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish.
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Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture into the baking dish and cover with the remaining crescent dough.
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Drizzle melted butter evenly over the top of the cheesecake.
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Stir remaining 1/2 cup of sugar together with the cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle over the top of cheesecake.
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Top with apple or cherry pie filling.
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Bake until the dough has puffed and turned golden brown, about 45 minutes.
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Cool completely in the pan before cutting.