Sopapilla cheesecake

Sopapilla Cheesecake is a desert dish, inspired by the classic cheesecake and Hispanic sopapilla. typically made in a 9x13 pan, it tends to be a pot-luck favorite. As popular as it is, there are many variations, for taste, health and appearance.

Recipe

• Two packages of crescent rolls
• Two 8 oz packages of cream cheese (softened)
• One cup of sugar
• One stick of butter
• One teaspoon of vanilla
• Cinnamon-sugar mixture for topping (1/2 cup sugar, and a Tablespoon of cinnamon)

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Open one package of crescent rolls and line the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan to form bottom crust. In a large bowl mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth and spoon out over the crust. Take the second package of crescent rolls and spread to form top crust. Pinch perforated edges together where needed. Mix the butter and cinnamon-sugar and pour evenly over top crust. Bake in oven for 25-40 minutes, depending on preference. It is "done" when the crescent rolls are cooked. Exactly how done is up to the discretion of the creator. Almost burnt to a crisp receives rave reviews. Can be served hot, fresh from the oven, or chilled.

Variations

Many of the different variations ask for different amounts of the same ingredients, but one unique variation calls for more sopapilla inspiration. CandelB on AllRecipes.com calls for 1/4 cup of honey to be drizzled after removal from the oven.

Occasionally lovingly referred to as a pending heart attack, sopapilla cheesecake is addictingly sweet and decadent. This can cause issues for those dieting, or simply trying to live as a diabetic. Low fat cream cheese is an obvious choice. A quarter cup of Splenda for baking, and half a cup of sugar can replace the full cup of sugar in the filling, and 1/4 cup sugar and 1/8 of Splenda for cinnamon-sugar.

Pilsbury makes seamless crescent dough which can be used to make your cheesecake more visually appealing. Also lessens the possibility that people will think that an individual will mistake the triangles as serving suggestions.