Description
Sopapilla Cheesecake is a delightful Mexican-inspired treat that’ll melt in your mouth with its creamy filling and crispy cinnamon-sugar topping. Grab your ingredients and get ready to bake a crowd-pleasing dessert that brings a sweet twist to your table.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 container croissant dough
- 2 containers cream cheese
- 1 egg
Supporting Ingredients:
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 40 grams butter
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 5–6 drops liquid vanilla
- Flour for sprinkling
Finishing Ingredients:
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a rectangular baking dish with parchment paper.
- Dust a clean surface lightly with flour. Unroll the croissant dough and split it into two equal sections.
- Carefully press the perforated dough sections together, sealing the edges with your fingers without puncturing the surface.
- Transfer the sealed dough to the prepared baking dish, creating an even bottom layer.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk 2 containers of cream cheese, 5 tablespoons of sugar, and 1 egg until completely smooth.
- Allow the cream cheese mixture to rest for 5 minutes, then gently pour it over the dough base.
- Cover the cream cheese layer with the remaining dough section, stretching it to cover completely.
- Microwave 40 grams of butter for 15-20 seconds until melted. Stir in 2 tablespoons of sugar and ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon.
- Brush the cinnamon-butter mixture evenly across the top dough layer.
- Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes, until the top turns golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let the dessert cool for 10-15 minutes before slicing into desired serving sizes.
Notes
- Check croissant dough carefully to ensure it doesn’t have holes, which could cause leaking during baking.
- Let cream cheese mixture rest for exactly five minutes to help ingredients blend smoothly and create a consistent texture.
- When brushing butter mixture on top, use a pastry brush for even coverage and a beautiful golden finish.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute croissant dough with a gluten-free puff pastry or alternative dough to accommodate dietary needs.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Cheesecakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 275 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg