Sopapilla Cheesecake

This past weekend while Trevor and I were down in Provo apartment hunting, I stopped by a Blog Swap Party :) I will give you details on the party later, but until then I wanted to share the recipe of the dessert I brought. When I saw this recipe I got excited because I had read about Sopapilla. Sopapilla is a kind of fried pastry and a type of quick bread served in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, northern Mexico, New Mexico, Peru, Texas, and Uruguay. I have three brothers, two of which both served LDS missions in Mexico, and my little brother Alex is currently serving in Chile. I am sure this recipe is as far from authentic as you can get to the real Sopapilla but it made me think of my little brother out in Chile, who I have been missing lately.

According to good ol' Wikki, depending if they are served as a pastry or bread Chilean, sopaipillas are served with either mustard, ketchup, manjar, chancaca sauce (sopaipillas pasadas), hot butter, or pebre, a sauce of onion, tomato, garlic, and herbs. In Chile sopaipillas are traditionally made and eaten during days of rain. Well.... it isn't raining, and these are more of a dessert, so I don't think they count as Chilean. They can just be my American version :) But I wish my little brother auckie was here to have some with me.

3 cans Pillsbury butter crescent rolls
2 (8oz) packages cream cheese (softened)
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup butter (melted)
Cinnamon & sugar
(this recipe has so many possibilities, you could add raisins or nuts or whatever you want inside with the filling. I think these would even taste good with some syrup and make it like a pancake! be creative!)

Instructions:

Unrolled and spread 1 & 1/2 can crescent rolls on bottom of un-greased pan. Combine softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Spread mixture over crescent rolls. Unroll and spread remaining crescent rolls over mixture. Spread melted butter over the top and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

Trevor had some before we left for Provo and he really liked them. I am pretty sure everyone at the party liked them too!

ENJOY!

38 comments

melohmelJune 28, 2011 at 7:04 AM
These are SO good. Especially with honey :).
jillian :: cornflake dreams.June 28, 2011 at 7:08 AM
yum! looks fantastic. xoxo jillian:: stop by! i'm hosting a jewelry giveaway
VanessaJune 28, 2011 at 7:27 AM
Mmm I love making these! We always all them cheese danish though! SO easy and incredibly delicious!
AlyssonJune 28, 2011 at 7:32 AM
oh my!! that looks so yummy! thanks for sharing. Xo

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JillianJune 28, 2011 at 7:51 AM
haha My husband has been asking me to learn how to make this forever
MaryJune 28, 2011 at 8:25 AM
I LOVE these things!
AbbyJune 28, 2011 at 8:30 AM
those look delicious! I love sopapillas! My mom used to make them for us al the time.. either that or indian fry bread. We would put honey or powdered sugar on them.
Lindsay @ Delighted MommaJune 28, 2011 at 8:39 AM
A blog swap party sounds interesting! Now I am being nosy and want to know what it is lol! Great dessert to bring..I bet it was a hit! Looks delishhhh

XO Lindsay
KateJune 28, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Oh my goodness this looks A-to-the-MAZING!
Im sure my Peruvian in-laws will be pretty proud of me if I make this.
SamanthaJune 28, 2011 at 9:04 AM
Yum! YUM! YUM!
CassidyJune 28, 2011 at 9:07 AM
this looks soooo good! I will have to try it! Also, I am moving to Provo as well, so I feel your nervous/excitement/do I really wanna leave SLC feelings.
NatalieJune 28, 2011 at 9:18 AM
this recipe looks really good!
Megan and JustinJune 28, 2011 at 9:40 AM
this looks amazing! thanks for the recipe!
MeredithJune 28, 2011 at 10:14 AM
these were so good! especially cold;) PS: you're way cool, glad we got to hang. congrats on the apartment too!
CindyJune 28, 2011 at 10:25 AM
Ahhh that looks amazing, Alycia!!! I need to get my bf out of hibernation and make him cook with me. xD hahaha
CarlieJune 28, 2011 at 11:58 AM
That sounds so good! I'll have to try it!
stephanie [the merry way]June 28, 2011 at 12:01 PM
Mm...so good - I want to try making it!
Amy @ Amy Day to DayJune 28, 2011 at 12:22 PM
That looks so yummy and decadent!

amy day to day
Scuba Wife LifeJune 28, 2011 at 12:30 PM
This looks super yummy! Thank you for stopping by my blog. I am a new follower of yours! I can't wait to read more! :)
MelanieJune 28, 2011 at 1:27 PM
Oh my GOODNESS that looks amazing! I've never even heard of it! Bookmark for sure, haha.

xx, Melanie
NicoleJune 28, 2011 at 1:59 PM
OMG I've had this before... Au-Maz-Ing!
Temporary:SecretaryJune 28, 2011 at 2:32 PM
Your recipes always make me so hungry. Yummy! x
madison avenueJune 28, 2011 at 4:55 PM
i saw you at the blog party and i totally didnt even recognize you! haha...wow. these were sooo good! i definitely need to make them :)
Hollie AnnJune 28, 2011 at 5:59 PM
i am SOOOOOOO excited to make these!
Kaylia PayneJune 28, 2011 at 7:35 PM
I have never had these but they sound SO GOOD!!!
ashlyn | nicoleJune 28, 2011 at 7:58 PM
sopapillas are soo tasty! growing up my family & i would go to the local mexican restaurant and get sopapillas for dessert.

i will def have to try out this recipe -- even maybe this weekend :]

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LCRJune 28, 2011 at 9:10 PM
sounds like an awesome recipe!! aw man... now i'm craving some goodies. oh! and can't wait to hear about the blog swap party:)
Happy Wednesday.
xo
L
Hannah SullivanJune 28, 2011 at 11:37 PM
yum yum yum!
AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 1:20 AM
I am so trying this one! It sounds HEAVENLY!
So glad you had a lovely time and I cant wait till you post about the party!
Happy apartment hunting!

Girl about Town XxX
AlishaJune 29, 2011 at 8:17 AM
This take me back to waiting tables here in Texas at a Mexican food restaurant in college. Though, ours were never filled with cheesecake.

I might just have to make these tonight! ;)

xoxo
Ana PaulaJune 29, 2011 at 7:58 PM
YES! Both my parents served in Chile and my dad would always talk about Chilean sopapillas and how yummy they are! I'm Uruguayan and lived my whole life in Argentina, though, and never ate them. I guess they're not as popular in neither country. But they look so delicious!

xoxo

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JackyJune 30, 2011 at 10:12 PM
this looks delicious! i'm making it soon! thanks for sharing :)
LisaJuly 1, 2011 at 12:02 AM
These look yummy! I think someone is following in my footsteps....making new recipes for company or events.
AnnaJuly 2, 2011 at 6:49 PM
wow these look dangerously delicious...
HayleeJuly 10, 2011 at 7:52 PM
So your brothers kind of a babe. Am I even allowed to say that? :)
These things look waay good. I especially love the idea to add raisins, definitely making these sometime.
Oh, My DarlingJuly 22, 2011 at 7:19 PM
Wow! This looks wonderfully gluttonous!
Elizabeth Ann @ Elizabeth Ann's Recipe BoxOctober 9, 2011 at 7:00 AM
I have made this before and LOVE IT too! :-) SOOOO happy to have found you too! :-)
MeganMarch 28, 2012 at 2:47 AM
Nom nom! This looks DELICIOUS. It's times like these that I really wish I had an oven. Sigh....

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