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Sopapilla Cheesecake

May 20, 2010
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Sopapilla Cheesecake combine the taste of sopapillas and cheesecake, and you have a fabulous dessert, called sopapilla cheesecake. 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 with a delightful cinnamon and sugar topping. I brought this sopapilla cheesecake to a party, and it was a hit.
sopapilla cheesecake recipe

Sopapilla Cheesecake

Are you looking for the perfect dessert to bring to a pot luck or a party? This is the dessert for you.  I have never brought this treat to a party and come home with anything left in the dish.   Even if you aren’t a seasoned baker, you can put together this scrumptious dessert quickly, and everyone will be asking you for your recipe.

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Sopapilla Cheesecake

Author: CopyKat Recipes
Recipe Type: Dessert
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Serves: 1
Sopapilla Cheesecake is the perfect dessert for a pot luck, the dish will come back empty and everyone will be asking you for this recipe. Here we combine two favorites, sopapillas, and the creamy goodness of a cheesecake.
Ingredients
  • 2 cans of crescent rolls
  • 2 8 ounce packages of cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla (Mexican vanilla, if you have it)
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted (1 stick)
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice (orange juice will also work nicely)
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest (orange zest will also work nicely)
Instructions

Line the bottom of a 9 x 13 casserole dish with 1 can of rolls. The dough can be stretched a bit to cover the bottom of the dish, if you roll it out with a rolling pin the pre cut lines will disappear.

In a medium sized mixing bowl combine cream cheese, 1 1/2 cups of sugar, vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice.  Spread this over the layer of crescent rolls in the baking dish.  Spread the remaining can of crescent rolls over the cream cheese layer.

Combine 2 teaspoons of cinnamon and 1/2 cup of sugar in a small bowl, mix to combine.  Sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar over the top layer of crescent rolls and then drizzle all with melted butter.  Bake for 30 minutes or until the top is lightly browned.

If you really want to send this dessert over the edge, you may want to serve this with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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  • kathy

    This looks really yummy and easy. I think I’ll try it for my next potluck!

  • Janie

    Nice! This was the featured recipe a week or so ago on allrecipes.com, so I guess it is definately a copycat. I am always happy that recipes are public domain, myself being a author of 2 cookbooks, unlike Martha Stewart who thinks recipes are HERS and HERS alone.

  • http://www.copykat.com Stephanie

    Actually this is a recipe that I changed a bit from my recipe archive, I added the lemon to it, and I love the change. The original recipe is called Heather’s Sopapilla Cheesecake. Either way, I can tell you I love this recipe, and its very tasty, serve this, and you are unlikely to have any left overs.

  • mark

    I made it yesterday and it was received quite well.

  • Anonymous

    THIS WAS FABULOUS!!!!!

  • Janet

    My family loves this. I bake the bottom crust for 10 min. I also place a can of fruit over cream cheese mixture sometimes.

  • Sarah Jean

    Can this be made ahead of time, refrigerated, and then baked later in the day?
    I have not tried this, and I can not fully verify this, but I would guess this would work, I would spray the top with a non-stick spray to keep the crust from drying out, but optimally, I would do this before baking. ~ Stephanie

  • syria

    found the recipe last week and i’ve made it twice !! i love it

  • Catie Johnston

    OMG what a yummy recipe..cant wait to take it for a holiday party,Sooo easy to make..wondreful right ouy of the oven
    there goes my diet;)
    thanks,
    Catie

  • G.L.

    I made this for our Church Thanksgiving last year and this year, none left to bring home!!!! Everyone wants the recipe and can’t believe how easy it is to make.

  • http://www.thehedonistickitchen.com Antonette

    Just wanted to thank you for this super easy, delicious recipe. First time I ever did a semi-homemade dessert for my blog after doing a search for Sopapilla. Thank you and will continue to follow you!

  • http://Website(optional) susie turner

    do u think u could use phillo dough
    also how do u pronouce sopapilla

  • http://www.copykat.com Stephanie

    If you used phyllo dough, be sure to butter the layers, otherwise you would get a dry, pasty mess.

  • JanF

    A friend brought this desert to a potluck dinner and I wanted to eat the whole thing!!! Awesome.

  • Hildawins

    soap a pee ya

  • Hildawins

    soap a pee ya

  • sama

    Excuse me.. what are cresent rolls?
    Thanks in advance

  • Stephanie Manley

    It is a type of refrigerated roll that you bake.

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