Sopapilla Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 (8 ounce) cans crescent roll dough
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat an oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• 2 beat the cream cheese with 1 1/2 cups of sugar, and the vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth. unroll the cans of crescent roll dough, and use a rolling pin to shape the each piece into 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, then cover with the remaining piece of crescent dough.
• 3 drizzle the melted butter evenly over the top of the cheesecake. stir the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar together with the cinnamon in a small bowl, and sprinkle over the cheesecake along with the almonds.
• 4 bake in the preheated oven until the crescent dough has puffed and turned golden brown, about 45 minutes. cool completely in the pan before cutting into 12 squares.