Cinnamon Sugar Cheesecake Squares

It's been nearly a month since I've posted, not for lack of inspiration but rather lack of time.  Fortunately,  I'm back on a regular schedule and should be able to share recipes more frequently.

The following recipes has only 5 ingredients and is very simple.  I put it together late Thursday night to take into my office Friday morning.  In my opinion, it tastes best at room temperature or cold.

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup sugar

2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese

1 package 8 count refrigerated canned crescent rolls

1 stick butter, melted

½ cup sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Cream together vanilla, 1 cup sugar, and cream cheese.  Grease a 9x13 pan and spread out one package of crescent rolls.  Put cream cheese mixture over top of crust.  Pour butter on top.  Mix ½ cup sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle on top.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

This can be made into 2 individual 8x8 pans by halving each ingredient and baking for 20 minutes.

Easy Mini Cheesecakes

Gather your ingredients.

Line each muffin tin and place a vanilla wafer in the bottom.

Add batter to each cup on top of vanilla wafer.

Bake according to directions. Cups will collapse as shown.

Add pie filling to serve.

2 blocks cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
24 vanilla wafers

Cream together sugar and cream cheese. Blend in vanilla and eggs. Line muffin pan with wrappers and place a vanilla wafer in the bottom. Add cream cheese mixture. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Top with pie filling and serve.

This recipe offers a lot of variety. Sprinkles or candies may be used in place of pie filling for a more festive feel. My friend Megan made an Easter basket variation shown here:

No-Bake Cheesecake

I love experimenting with different recipes and cheesecake is one that is usually quick to make and take to a family gathering. This is one of the many cheesecake recipes I will share.

1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 8 oz package cream cheese
1 tsp. vanilla
1/3 cup lemon juice

1 graham cracker crust

Mix all together and pour into crust. Let chill until firm. May serve cherry pie filling on top.