Cheesecake Crescent Rolls

Crescent roll dough is really versatile. You can use it to make all kinds of snacks and appetizers. You can also use it for its intended purpose – making crescent rolls! If you usually make the rolls or try different savory snacks, you might like to try the following recipe.

It adds the flavor and texture of cheesecake to the crescent roll dough, so you’re swapping the typical cheesecake crust for crescent rolls, and then adding a creamy, sweet cheesecake filling, and finally another layer of crescent roll dough on top.

Enclosing the filling in this way means it will stay soft and moist while the crescent roll dough crisps up and becomes golden. The combination of dough, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, salt, butter, and cinnamon is almost too spectacular to imagine.

But don’t worry, this dessert is easy to make and the flavor is definitely going to exceed all expectations!

Why You’ll Love the Recipe:

This easy cheesecake-based dessert is so delicious. Crescent roll dough stands in for the cheesecake crust and the combination works beautifully here. If you prefer New York-style cheesecakes (which are baked) to no-cook ones (which aren’t) you’re going to love this winning crescent roll cheesecake fusion dessert.

How to Serve It:

Although it’s a cheesecake recipe, using crescent roll dough to give it more of a breakfast pastry feel, means you can eat it for breakfast! Of course, it’s also lovely for dessert. Cut the baked dessert into triangles (use the perforations on the dough as your guide) and serve, adding a sprinkling of powdered sugar on top first. And, for an extra indulgent presentation, some whipped cream is always good.

Ingredients:

• Granulated sugar
• Vanilla
• Crescent roll dough
• Butter
• Cream cheese
• Salt
• Cinnamon

How to make Cheesecake Crescent Rolls:

Heat the oven to 350 degrees.

Open one can of crescent roll dough, and press it into the bottom of a well-greased 9×13 baking dish.

Blend together the cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl until smooth.

Spread the cream cheese mixture over the dough in the baking dish.

Unroll the second can of dough, and pinch together the seams.

Spread that layer of dough over the filling in the baking dish.

Brush the melted butter over the top.

Combine the remaining sugar with the cinnamon, and sprinkle it over the mixture in the baking dish.

Bake for 30 minutes.

Traditional baked cheesecake recipes are always delicious but this recipe is both unusual and delicious. Crescent roll dough stands in for the crumbly crust a cheesecake usually has, and it goes on top of the cheesecake filling as well as underneath. This is a sweet and delicious take on cheesecake which is just as good for dessert as it is for breakfast or brunch instead of your usually pancakes or Danish pastries.

Can You Make It Ahead?

You can, because the cheesecake pastry dessert needs to cool before serving, so it holds its shape when cut into portions.

Storage Instructions:

Leftovers will keep for a couple of days in the fridge. You’re going to want to have this for several days in a row once you taste it!

Variations and Substitutions:

You can tweak the basic recipe however you wish, perhaps adding lemon or orange, or using another kind of pastry dough in place of the crescent rolls.