Cheesecake Stuffed Baked Apples
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The only thing better than a juicy harvest apple is a baked apple filled with rich cheesecake! Top it off with caramel sauce, graham cracker crumbs, and pecans for the ultimate no-fuss Autumn dessert!
Let’s play a game. It’s called, How Many Delicious Things Can You Stuff Inside a Baked Apple? Ever since I made those apple crisp stuffed baked apples I’ve been dreaming up more ways to get my baked apple fix. I believe between the apple crisp and these cheesecake stuffed apples, I have truly entered apple harvest heaven and can die a happy girl.
I hate when my husband is out of town because a) I miss him, obviously, b) I am left to squish all of my own spiders and I don’t do clean up duty which means there are a lot of shoes in random places around the house, and c) I am stuck in an empty house with no one to keep me company besides all of this dang food I’m cooking up! What’s a girl to do when she’s staring down a bunch of gorgeous baked apples stuffed with cheesecake, all of which have no real agenda?
Devour them. That’s what a girl is to do.
These apples are delicious warm, at room temperature, or chilled. Whatever your preference, you really can’t go wrong. They only require 6 ingredients (seriously. just six) but if you’ve got time to round up three more (you do, you do!) then you should really go all out with the toppings. If you want to make some homemade caramel sauce, feel free, but if you’re just not in the mood for it (I don’t blame ya, I have those days) opt for caramel ice cream topping, it works perfectly. And I know the recipe says that the graham cracker crumbs are optional but, they’re not. They kind of bring the whole cheesecake thing together and you will not regret sprinkling some of that crumbly goodness right on top.
These have to be my new favorite fall dessert. I’m always and forever a fan of pumpkin (I’m sure you’ve noticed the 9 million pumpkin recipes on this blog, such as my Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls) but sometimes you’ve gotta mix things up and these stuffed baked apples are the perfect way to do it. I mean, they’re filled with CHEESECAKE. How can you go wrong with a crisp Autumn apple stuffed with cheesecake?? Exactly. You can’t. And the fact that these babies are extremely easy just makes them that more amazing. This recipe will feed six normal-ish people, or three very hungry people, or one of me, but you can double the whole thing and feed a crowd with these too!
Cheesecake Stuffed Baked Apples
Ingredients
- 6 apples , (I used gala apples)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Chop the tops of the apples off and scoop out the insides. Discard the core and seeds.
- In a medium bowl cream together cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Mix in vanilla, egg, and cinnamon until smooth. Fill each of the apples 2/3 full with the cheesecake mixture.
- Place filled apples on a baking sheet (make sure they aren’t touching) and bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes until cheesecake filling is set. Transfer to a plate and place in the fridge until completely cooled.
- Serve apples at room temperature or chilled. If desired, top with caramel sauce, graham cracker crumbs, and pecans.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This is great idea for work place holiday parties! I can’t wait to try it out.
I will definitely try this! It gave me an idea to try a savory stuffed apple. I am going to use sausage and a bread stuffing with cranberries and use it as a side dish for chicken or turkey.
These look amazing. I have some cream cheese in my fridge right now, and this gives me ideas!
Great recipe and photos.
Love it!
I just found your blog and want to say it’s amazing. The recipes look yummy and the photography is gorgeous. I would so eat this entire recipe myself too, but my girlfriend would probably get mad at me. We’ll be trying this for sure.
I was so excited to try these and then my mom helped…needless to say she didn’t think to cream the cream cheese and sugar first before adding the other ingredients and we ended up with a chunky cream cheese soup of sorts. We still used it as filling and it’s in the oven now so we will see how much of an epic fail this is lol.
Ha! Oh man, moms are such great helpers right? I’ve actually updated that portion of the recipe just to make sure no one else gets confused! Hope yours turned out okay!!
I get the same way when my guy is away too! That spider thing is the worst. Our old house was practically infested, and we found at least 3 every day. It was awful! But a reward of dessert after I killed one… Especially cheesecake stuffed inside of apples… I just might be brave enough to squash them. 😉 Pinned!
Oh goodness! You have outdone yourself! Gorgeous and delicious!
Lol. I am the same way when my husband is away. Apple loola yummy
What a fantastic idea Tiffany! I love the idea of adding cheesecake to the inside – yum!
I like this game! I can’t wait to see what else you stuff inside apples. Now you’ve got me thinking! These are awesome. pinned!