Breakfast Cheesecake
Never have to choose between breakfast or dessert with this delicious Breakfast Cheesecake recipe. With a sweet, creamy filling surrounded by flaky crust it is the perfect coffee pairing or brunch dish.
I love breakfast food, almost as much as I love dessert. Although dessert for breakfast may be frowned upon, no one is going to judge you for this breakfast cheesecake. It’s like the rich, creamy goodness of a cheesecake with the breakfast dignity of a danish. And did I mention is SO easy to make? Seriously, 5 ingredients + 30 minutes.
Flaky, golden brown but soft and creamy in the middle. Perfect with some fruit on top (or dare I say powdered sugar? Chocolate syrup?). This is best served warm from the oven, but it refrigerates and reheats really well. Don’t microwave it for too long though, 15-20 seconds is all it needs. This is one of those dishes that I end up eating the entire pan one-seemingly-harmless-spoonful at a time.
Ingredients
- 2 (8) oz packages of cream cheese softened
- 2 packages crescent rolls
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix the cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Gently add in the egg yolk and vanilla.
- Place one tube of crescent rolls in the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 pan.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture on top.
- Add the second tube of crescent rolls.
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
This is one of my most favorite ALL time favs! I beat the ‘leftover’ egg white, spread it over the top and sprinkle with cinnamon/sugar before baking. LOOOOOVE this awesome dish. Yours is beautiful.
Hello, I have just come across your blog and I am loving it!! So glad that I have found you. I am so excited about the link up Thursdays. I am not sure how to do it but I still have a day to figure it out. Have a great day. Is this the Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars? I don’t use crescent rolls or puff pastry. I love the recipe though!
Yum! That sounds so delicious! Pinning! 😉
I’m not a breakfast girl, but with this fabulous cheesecake I’m changing my habit 🙂
Can the cresent roll be substitute with pastry puff?
Hi Bailey, I’ve never tried it with pastry puff- but I don’t think it would be the same.
Can these be made the day before?
I have made this the day before but I only reheat individual servings; I’ve never tried to reheat the whole thing. Hope that helps!
I didn’t take the time to read all the comments to maybe this was mentioned. We often add a can of pie filling over cream cheese layer. Yum! Apple pie filling with a cinnamon-sugar mixture sprinkled over the top crescent layer is really good!
I have made these for years but never put the egg in always brushed on top of the top layer of crescents! Also have put chocolate chips and other different stuff in.
This looks delicious. Do you think maybe adding some cherry preserves and making it cherry breakfast cheesecake would work? =)
Stephanie- I definitely think that would work, even cherry pie filling would probably work. You could fold the fruit in with the cream cheese filling, or layer it on top of it. Yum!
Here is a tip for everyone making these. I’ve had this recipe for several years, and Pillsbury makes a crescent sheet. It’s the crescent rolls without the perforations. They work much better than the rolls. Also, try substituting different extracts for the vanilla. A little cocoa powder will give a chocolate flavor, or add a few crushed pecans or walnuts sprinkled on the cheese layer. It also reheats in microwave nicely.
Made this recipe today and my family absolutely loved this little dish. This one is a keeper. I will certainly be making this again.
Omg I made them and now it’s cooling can’t wait to try them. They look so delish ♥♡♥
For some reason, I don’t see the recipe listed???
Sorry about that Debbie, I was having some issues with my server but it should be up and working now! 🙂
These look delicious!
they now make crescent sheets in a tube, I used them at christmas time, they are wonderful :0}
I just saw those recently– would be perfect for this recipe!!
nice way to celebrate national cheesecake day!
Seriously?! Thats all you need to make this?! I think I have all that in my fridge now! I cant wait to try this Emily! Thanks for the recipe!
And Ill be featuring it at thebreakfasthub.com on July 16th! 🙂
this looks SO good! after Vegas this WILL be on my breakfast table
yummy! i LOVE this. great photos!
Thanks Martha!
Oh man!! This looks delicious!!!!
Thanks Jamie- it is SO good!