Mexican Cheesecake (Not Your Average Cheesecake, Served As Squares)
Recipe: #18887
May 07, 2015
Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Cheese, Cinco de Mayo, Oven Bake, Refrigerated Dough, Cheesecake, Cream Cheese, more
"I love, love this dessert, not only because it's ever so easy but it's fabulously delicious! I've made it too many times to keep track of the count for the reason that when I'm pressed for time and I need something quick to make for a pot luck, this is my ticket to success. It always gets rave reviews and recipe requests."
Original is 12-18 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (104.1 g)
- Calories 373.1
- Total Fat - 21.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.3 g
- Cholesterol - 61.9 mg
- Sodium - 295.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 43.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.9 g
- Sugars - 37.6 g
- Protein - 3.6 g
- Calcium - 55.4 mg
- Iron - 0.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 2
Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray (I more often use a a large pyrex casserole dish measuring 17.25 x 10.75 which I find to be a perfect size for this recipe)
Step 3
Beat the cream cheese with 1 cup of sugar and the vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
Step 4
Carefully unroll the crescent roll dough from 1 can.
Step 5
On a floured surface, roll one of the crescent dough to fully cover the bottom of your casserole dish.
Step 6
Place the crescent dough into the bottom of either 9 x 13-inch or 17.25 x 10.75-inch casserole dish.
Step 7
Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture over the bottom crescent roll layer.
Step 8
Carefully unroll the crescent roll dough from the 2nd can.
Step 9
On a floured surface roll the crescent dough to fully cover the top of your casserole dish.
Step 10
Place the second crescent dough of the top of the cream cheese layer.
Step 11
In a small bowl, combine 3/4 cup of sugar, cinnamon, and butter.
Step 12
Dot the mixture over the top of the cheesecake.
Step 13
Bake in the preheated oven until the crescent dough has puffed and turned golden brown, approximately 30-40 minutes.
Step 14
Remove from the oven and drizzle honey evenly over the top. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into squares.
Step 15
NOTE: I normally fit each square into pleated cupcake foils which makes for a pretty presentation and convenience in serving at a pot-luck.
Tips
No special items needed.
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