{"id":49200,"date":"2023-06-21T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livewellbakeoften.com\/?p=49200"},"modified":"2023-06-20T20:53:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T01:53:55","slug":"sopapilla-cheesecake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livewellbakeoften.com\/sopapilla-cheesecake\/","title":{"rendered":"Sopapilla Cheesecake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Inspired by the popular fried pastry, this sopapilla cheesecake features layers of flaky crescent roll dough, creamy cheesecake filling, and a cinnamon sugar topping. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you’re unfamiliar with sopapillas, it’s a type of pastry that’s popular in New Mexico as well as parts of Latin America and South America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Mexican sopapilla is made by frying pastry dough in oil and can be served sweet or savory. When enjoyed as a dessert, a sopapilla is often topped with honey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This sopapilla cheesecake recipe is inspired by the classic fried pastry, but uses some baking shortcuts to make the dessert quick and easy to prepare at a moment’s notice. The best part? You only need seven ingredients to make it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serve this sopapilla cheesecake at your next family gathering or potluck. I actually prefer to chill mine, so it’s perfect for making ahead of time too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To save time, this sopapilla cheesecake recipe is made with crescent roll dough. Many of you know that I love baking from scratch, but I can also appreciate a baking shortcut when it tastes this good! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I won’t go into detail about every ingredient needed for this recipe, but here are the key ones to have on hand: <\/p>\n\n\n\n