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Welcome to my site!
I'm Cindy, and I love to cook! And, I love to eat... hence the size of my rear end! I come from a long line of cooks. My great great Grandmother was a cook in the original Harvey Houses. My grandmother Julia was an awesome cook, and my mom was incredible. I owe my skills to these great women. Especially my Mom who said this to me about making gravy... "Cindy Lynn, wallpaper paste is wallpaper paste & gravy is gravy. Never the two shall meet!" Shall we say my first experience at making gravy left a little bit to be desired! Thank the high heavens my cooking skills have improved since then! Enjoy!

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Mexican Sopapilla Cheesecake

I was in charge of the appetizers and dessert at our most recent “dinner & a movie” gathering with our friends.   My friend made wonderful enchiladas, rice and beans for dinner.  After scouring Pinterest for a while – I found this recipe which was a breeze to make and incredibly delicious! (Original Recipe is HERE.) Just the right amount of sweet and the rich creaminess of the cream cheese.  I will definitely make this again… and again.  In fact, I wish I had a piece right now!
 
Ingredients:
 
3 (8oz) pkgs cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups white sugar
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 (8oz) cans refrigerated crescent rolls
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup honey, for garnish
 
 
Directions:
 
PREHEAT an oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
 
Beat the cream cheese with 1 cup of sugar and the Mexican vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
 
Unroll one can of crescent roll dough, and place into the bottom of baking dish; pressing the seams together. Make sure that the edges are not too thick. Unroll the second can of crescent roll dough and using a rolling pin shape into one piece to fit over the cream cheese mixture in the 9x13 pan. Set aside.
 
Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture into the baking dish, then cover with the remaining piece of crescent dough. Brush some of the melted butter over the crescent rolls. Stir together 3/4 cup of sugar, cinnamon, and butter and sprinkle mixture over the top of the cheesecake.
 
Bake in the preheated oven until the crescent dough has puffed and turned golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and drizzle with honey. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into 12 squares.
 
Chill in the refrigerator for a good 4 hours before serving.
 

2 comments:

Mama Mia! Mama Mia! said...

Cindy - try putting these in the freezer and eating them partially frozen - OMG...so Yummy!

The Mulligan Family said...

That sounds AMAZING... Mama Mia! Mama Mia! Will DEFINITELY try that the next time! Thanks!

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