If you’ve been craving churros, you probably know they’re not the easiest treat to make, which might explain why you’ve been putting it off. Professional churros get their distinctive shape thanks to extruding machines, making it tricky to recreate that classic look at home. That’s where churro cheesecake bars come in!
These bars are a game-changer, they use crescent dough to mimic the churro batter, layered with a creamy cheesecake filling, and finished with a generous coating of cinnamon sugar. They’re simple to make, incredibly delicious, and they smell absolutely phenomenal, like a warm, cinnamon-filled dream. Once you try them, you might not even miss the traditional churros!
🔪 How To Make Churro Cheesecake Bars
Fear not, this tasty dessert is very simple to prepare.
To make your cinnamon sugar, you will need to mix 1 and a half tablespoons of cinnamon with ⅓ cup of sugar. For the first half of the mix, it’s spread onto an oiled 9x13 baking dish. Then lay out the bottom crust of the bars on top, using a crescent dough sheet.
Now for the cheesecake filling: beat together 2 packages of 8-ounce cream cheese with a teaspoon of vanilla extract, an egg, and half a cup of sugar. Spread this mixture over the sheet of crescent dough.
Gently cover with the other sheet of crescent dough and coat with the leftover half of the cinnamon sugar.
Cook in your oven for 30 minutes at 350 F until golden brown.
🧊 How To Store Churro Cheesecake Bars
You can keep these bars in the freezer or in the refrigerator. Place them in a sealed container, putting parchment paper in between each bar to avoid them from sticking. These can be refrigerated for 4 days or frozen for about 4 months. Allow them to defrost in the fridge before plating them.
💭 Recipe Tips
- Before slicing into these bars, make sure they’re completely chilled.
- Let the cream cheese come to room temperature before starting on your filling, this makes it easier to blend with the other components.
- If your dough is too big, you can slice off around one inch of each side to help it fit better. You also have the option to roll it into a cinnamon bun and enjoy it that way.
- Spoon the filling into the sheet of crescent dough and spread it out using a spatula.
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Easy Churro Cheesecake Bars Recipe
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup of sugar
- 1 and ½ tablespoons of cinnamon
- 2 room temperature packages of cream cheese 8 ounces each
- ½ cup of granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
- 2 crescent dough sheets I recommend Pillsbury
Instructions
- Turn on your oven to 350 F. Mix your cinnamon and sugar together in a bowl then set to the side.
- Prepare your filling by combining your sugar, cream cheese, vanilla extract, and egg until soft and blended.
- Grease the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan using butter-flavored cooking spray and coat with half of the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Start with a crescent dough sheet gently placed at the bottom, and spread the filling on top.
- Carefully top with another sheet of crescent.
- Finish off with the leftover cinnamon sugar and cook in your oven until golden brown for 30 minutes.
Notes
- Before slicing into these bars, make sure they’re completely chilled.
- Let the cream cheese come to room temperature before starting on your filling, this makes it easier to blend with the other components.
- If your dough is too big, you can slice off around one inch of each side to help it fit better. You also have the option to roll it into a cinnamon bun and enjoy it that way.
- Spoon the filling into the sheet of crescent dough and spread it out using a spatula.
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