Orange Cream Cheese Bars are a simple, delicious, and fun new dessert, that everyone will rave about. They have al the taste of an Orange Creamsicle, but with more flavor, and a buttery crust.
ServingServing: 24people
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Ingredients
28 ounce packetsrefrigerated crescent roll dough
2oranges, zested and juiced (keep separate)
16ouncescream cheese, softened to room temperature
½cupsugar
Topping:
2Tablespoonbutter, melted
3Tablespoonssugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Press 1 can crescent roll dough into the bottom of the baking dish, stretching to the edges.
Mix the zest of 1 1/2 oranges and juice from 2 oranges together in a bowl (you'll use the zest from the other 1/2 orange in the topping.)
Beat in cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar and mix until smooth. Spread mixture over crescent roll dough in the pan.
Unroll the second can of crescent roll dough and layer over the cream cheese mixture, stretching dough to the edges.
Brush melted butter on top.
Mix remaining orange zest and 3 tablespoons sugar together in a bowl and sprinkle on top.
Bake for 30 minutes, or until the top is golden brown. Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes, refrigerate if desired.