Churro Ube Cheesecake
Tasty churro ube cheesecake bars topped with cinnamon and sugar are the perfect dessert or snack! Flaky and sweet churro bars loaded with ube flavor and cream cheese are a family favorite. We're head over heels with these treats, I bet you will too!
Servings: 16 bars
Calories:
Ingredients
for puff pastry
- 2 rolls store-bought puff pastry
- homemade rapid puff pastry see my recipe on notes below
For ube cheesecake batter
- 300 grams cream cheese softened in room temperature
- 2 medium eggs
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tbsp yoghurt optional
- 1 ½ tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp ube extract add more according to preference
Topping
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tbsp cinnamon powder
Instructions
- Pre heat oven at 180°C/356°F. Spray baking pan (20cm x 20cm) with non-stick spay or brush with butter. Set aside
Preparing cinnamon topping
- In a small bowl mix cinnamon powder and sugar. Set aside.
Making the ube cheesecake batter
- In a mixing bowl, tip in cream cheese and beat with hand mixer or whisk until creamy. Add eggs one at a time while whisking until fully incorporated.
- Add sugar, yoghurt, flour and ube extract then whisk until fully incorporated or no traces of flour left. Set aside
Assembly
- Take the prepared baking pan and sprinkle a thin layer of cinnamon sugar on the bottom of the pan.
- Place a layer of puff pastry on top of the cinnamon sugar then pour ube cheesecake batter. Spread evenly using a spatula.
- Place another layer of puff pastry on top. Brush with butter then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar making sure to cover all surface.
- Bake in pre heated oven for 40 - 45 minutes at 180°C/356°F.
- Remove from oven and let cool completely before chilling in the refrigerator for a minimum of 30 minutes. Slice into bars and serve. Bon appetit!