CRESCENT ROLL CHEESECAKE BARS

Crescent Roll Cheesecake Bars image

Inspired by the popular Mexican pastry, these cinnamon-sugar cheesecake bars with their sweet cream cheese filling, crunchy sweet topping, and flaky croissant crust are dangerously good, and dangerously easy to make. Don't say we didn't warn you!

Provided by Love2Learn

Time 1h45m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, divided
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 ½ cups white sugar, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup unsalted butter, melted
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Unroll one can of crescent roll dough. Place in the bottom of an ungreased 9x13-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Stretch to cover the bottom of the dish, firmly pressing perforations to seal.
Beat cream cheese and 1 cup of sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in vanilla extract. Spread cream cheese mixture over dough in the baking dish.
Unroll the second can of dough. Firmly press perforations to seal. Carefully place on top of the cream cheese layer. Pinch seams together and pour melted butter evenly over the top.
Mix remaining 1/2 cup sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over the butter.
Bake in the preheated oven until bars appear set when gently shaken, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool slightly for 30 minutes. Place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to make cutting easier.
Cut into 4 rows by 3 rows. Cover and store any leftover bars in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 444 calories, Carbohydrate 41.2 g, Cholesterol 61.4 mg, Fat 28.7 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 5.6 g, SaturatedFat 15.1 g, Sodium 405 mg, Sugar 27.8 g