Amish Crack Cinnamon Puff Pastry

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Sure! Since you didn’t specify the exact treat, I’ll choose a beloved classic Amish favorite that fits perfectly with your description of “I couldn’t stop eating it!” — Amish Crack Cinnamon Puff Pastry (a.k.a. Amish Cinnamon Sugar Squares / Amish Crack). It’s dangerously addictive, made with simple ingredients, and widely shared in Amish communities as an easy dessert or snack for gatherings.

Amish Crack Cinnamon Puff Pastry (Cinnamon Sugar Squares)

🧡 Introduction

If comfort had a flavor, it would taste like this melt-in-your-mouth Amish cinnamon treat. Layers of buttery puff pastry (or crescent dough), sweet cinnamon filling, and caramelized sugar topping come together to make a golden, flaky dessert that’s impossible to resist. One bite turns into ten — consider yourself warned!

📝 Ingredients

For the Pastry:

  • 2 cans refrigerated crescent roll dough or puff pastry sheets
  • 1 cup (225g) cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the Cinnamon Sugar Topping:

  • ½ cup (115g) melted butter
  • ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • Optional: 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup for extra sticky glaze

👩‍🍳 Instructions & Method

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
  2. Bottom Layer: Lay one sheet of crescent dough or puff pastry flat into the dish. Press seams together if using crescent dough.
  3. Make Filling: In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
  4. Spread Evenly over the dough layer.
  5. Top Layer: Place the second dough sheet over the filling.
  6. Cinnamon Butter Glaze: Mix melted butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Pour evenly over the top. Drizzle honey/maple if using.
  7. Bake for 25–30 minutes until bubbling and golden.
  8. Cool Slightly before slicing — it firms up as it cools, but warm is the best way to eat it!

📜 History

This recipe originated in Mennonite and Amish communities, where simple pantry staples create deeply satisfying desserts. Known in some settlements as “Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars” or “Poor Man’s Pastry,” it became popular at bake sales, potlucks, and barn gatherings — always disappearing first from the table.

🌟 Benefits

  • Budget-friendly & pantry-based
  • Kid-approved & party-perfect
  • Minimal effort, maximum payoff
  • Freezer-friendly & great for gifting

🏗 Formation (Serving Ideas)

  • Cut into 2-inch squares for bite-sized snacks
  • Serve warm with vanilla ice cream
  • Add crushed nuts or raisins inside for texture
  • Drizzle powdered sugar icing if extra sweetness is desired

❤️ Lovers of This Recipe

Perfect for:

  • Cinnamon fanatics
  • Busy home bakers
  • Amish and Mennonite dessert lovers
  • Anyone who says “just one more piece” (then takes five)

🍽 Nutrition (Approx. per square – 1/16 of pan)

  • Calories: ~260
  • Carbs: 28g
  • Fat: 15g
  • Sugar: 18g
  • Protein: 3g

✅ Conclusion

This Amish treat is more than a recipe — it’s a hug in pastry form. Sweet, buttery, flaky, and comforting, it’s a dessert that brings people together… and keeps them coming back for seconds (and thirds).

Would you like a chocolate version, apple pie twist, or pumpkin fall special of this next? 🍎🍫🎃

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