Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie

Ingredients

  • 2 (8 ounce) packages softened cream cheese
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp. Mexican vanilla extract
  • 2 (8 ounce) crescent roll cans, refrigerated
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup honey

Instructions

  1. Preheat an oven to 350F. Prepare a 9x13 inch baking dish with non stick cooking spray.

  2. Beat the cream cheese with 1 cup of sugar and the vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth

  3. Unroll the cans of crescent roll dough, and use a rolling pin to shape each piece into a 9x13 inch rectangles. Press one piece into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture into the baking dish, and then cover with the remaining piece of crescent dough. Stir together 3/4 cup of sugar, cinnamon, and butter. Dot the mixture over the top of the cheesecake.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until the crescent dough has puffed and turned golden brown, about 30 minutes.

  5. Remove from the oven and drizzle with honey. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into small squares.

Unless you are feeding a large crowd, cut this recipe in half and bake in a square Pyrex pan.

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