Description
Churro Cheesecake brings cinnamon-sugar magic straight from your kitchen to the dessert table, melting together creamy cheesecake with crispy churro goodness that’ll make your taste buds dance with delight.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 2 8-ounce packages refrigerated crescent roll dough or sheets
- 16 ounces full-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 large egg
Supporting Ingredients:
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
Coating:
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper, creating an overhang for easy removal.
- Combine ½ cup granulated sugar with 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon in a small bowl, setting aside for later topping.
- Unroll one package of crescent roll dough, carefully pressing it into the bottom of the prepared pan, ensuring complete coverage of the base.
- In a separate mixing bowl, blend 16 ounces softened cream cheese with ¾ cup granulated sugar using an electric mixer until completely smooth.
- Add 1 large egg and 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract to the cream cheese mixture, continuing to mix until fully incorporated and creamy.
- Pour the entire cream cheese mixture evenly over the first layer of crescent roll dough, spreading carefully to create a uniform surface.
- Unroll the second package of crescent roll dough and gently lay it on top of the cream cheese layer, pressing edges to seal.
- Brush the top layer with 3 tablespoons melted butter, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Sprinkle the reserved cinnamon-sugar mixture generously across the entire surface of the dough.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, until the top turns golden brown and the center appears set.
- Remove from the oven and let cool completely in the pan for at least 1 hour before cutting into squares.
Notes
- Crescent roll dough works best when cold and straight from the refrigerator for easier handling and clean layering.
- For a smoother cream cheese filling, ensure all ingredients are at room temperature before mixing.
- Cinnamon sugar coating is key to achieving that classic churro flavor, so don’t skimp on the topping.
- If avoiding gluten, substitute crescent roll dough with gluten-free puff pastry or a nut-based crust for similar texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Cheesecakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8 to 10
- Calories: 330 kcal
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg