Churro Cheesecake Bars

Cuisine Recipes

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Churros meet cheesecake in these tasty churro cheesecake bars. Locally acquired sickle batter is loaded up with a cinnamony cream cheddar combination and finished off with cinnamon sugar. Present with Mexican cajeta for additional caramel character.

Cooking Ingredients

    • cooking spray

    • 1/2 cup white sugar

    • 1 tablespoon cinnamon

    • 2 (7.5-ounce) packages brown sugar and cinnamon spreadable cream cheese, softened

    • 1 large egg

    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

    • 1 teaspoon orange zest (optional)

    • 2 (8-ounce) packages refrigerated crescent sheets (2 sheets)

    • 1/4 cup salted butter, melted

    • Cayete (Mexican caramel), warmed (optional) to taste

Cooking Direction

    Assemble all fixings. Preheat the broiler to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Softly cover a 13x9-inch baking container with cooking splash.

    In a little bowl join sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle half of the sugar combination equitably in the lower part of the container.

    Place one bow sheet in the skillet, managing to fit on a case by case basis.

    For filling, in a medium bowl beat cream cheddar, egg, vanilla, and orange zing with a blender on medium until smooth.
    Spread cream cheddar filling uniformly over sickle layer in skillet.
    Tenderly lay the leftover bow sheet over the filling.
    Pour liquefied margarine over the top.