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Cinnamon Sugar Cheesecake Bars by Tasty

Ingredients:

Yields: 12 bars

  • 2 tubes crescent dough
  • 16 oz cream cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup sugar, divided
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp. cinnamon

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C.

In a bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Then, add ½ cup sugar, egg, and vanilla, and beat until smooth.

Roll out crescent dough and pinch the seams together.

Next, in a small bowl, mix the remaining ½ cup sugar with the cinnamon. In a greased 9×13 baking dish, sprinkle half of the cinnamon sugar. Lay down one crescent dough rectangle. Spread on cream cheese filling. Top with the other crescent dough rectangle, and sprinkle on the remaining cinnamon sugar.

Bake 30 minutes. Cool completely, then cut into 12 squares, and enjoy!

Inspired by: Joyful Momma’s Kitchen.

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Pizza Tots

Servings: 9–12 large tots

Recipe by Adam Bianchi for BuzzFeed Tasty

Ingredients:
1 small block low-moisture mozzarella
12 slices pepperoni
3½ cups hash browns
1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
1 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
1 egg, beaten
Oil for frying
Marinara sauce for dipping

Preparation:

1. Cut block of mozzarella into small cubes, about a ½ inch (1½ cm).
2. Cut pepperoni in half.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine hash browns, Italian seasoning, salt, garlic powder, and egg. Mix well.
4. Grab a small handful of the hash brown mixture and flatten out in the palm of your hand.
5. Place 1 or 2 slices of pepperoni and a cube of cheese on top.
6. Fold the hash brown mixture around the cheese and pepperoni. Squeeze and compress until the mixture completely covers the filling and stays in a cylindrical form. Repeat until all of the mixture is used.
7. Freeze tots for 20+ minutes.
8. In a large saucepan, heat oil to 350˚F (180˚C). Fry tots in batches, three at a time, until golden brown. Drain on paper towel.
9. Serve immediately with marinara sauce.

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