The churro cheesecake is an incredibly delicious dessert recipe that will make you want to try it again and again. Made with only seven ingredients, this recipe can be ready within minutes.
Churro cheesecake is great for feeding a crowd, super easy and delicious. Therefore, follow the simple steps to make your own super easy, super delicious churro cheesecake.
What is churro cheesecake?
Churro cheesecake is a cream cheese filling between two layers of crescent roll dough, topped with cinnamon and sugar. It is a perfect combination of two delicious desserts – churro and cheesecake.
These two desserts are made into bars using crescent rolls and a luscious cheesecake filling all bound together with the churro cinnamon sugar mixture. Then they are baked in an oven to become a flakey and delicious cheesecake-like bar that you can serve for holidays, picnics, or any family get-together.
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Churro cheesecake recipe
To make the churro cheesecake recipe, you need the following ingredients:
- Crescent roll dough: You can make yours or buy an already-made one from a supermarket.
- Cream cheese: For the best results, make sure your cream cheese is melted to room temperature before using it.
- Granulated sugar: This is best for making the cheesecake filling and mixed with cinnamon.
- Egg: You have to separate the yolk from the egg white. Then whisk the egg white until it is frothy and brush it over the top of the bars before adding the cinnamon and sugar. It helps the cinnamon and sugar stick. Also, it helps the top of the bars to bake up to a lovely, slightly crispy, golden brown.
- Salt: This one is optional. But it does not hurt to add a little salt to have a balanced taste.
- Vanilla extract: For flavouring.
- Cinnamon: For the iconic churro flavour.
How to make churro cheesecake
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Chilling time: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Spray your baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Mix cheese, one cup sugar, egg yolk, a little salt and vanilla into a bowl until it is smooth. Then set aside.
- Roll out a tube of crescent rolls onto the bottom of the prepared baking dish. If your dough is perforated, press the seams together lightly to seal. Alternatively, you can use crescent roll sheets.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the crescent rolls.
- Roll out a second crescent roll over the cream cheese spread and press the seam lightly.
- Beat the egg white until frothy and brush lightly over the top of the roll.
- Mix mix ½ cup of sugar and cinnamon in another bowl. Evenly sprinkle this mixture over the egg white.
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Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
- Allow the bars to cool at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
- Once cooled, transfer the baking dish to the refrigerator and chill in a refrigerator for about two hours or overnight.
- Then slice the bars and serve. Enjoy.
Note: You can add nuts such as peanuts, almonds, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts or any nuts of your choice. Just sprinkle finely chopped nuts over the top of the bars with the cinnamon and sugar before baking.
Also, your churro cheesecake bars can last up to three to four days in a refrigerator. For longer storage, freeze your bars.
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