Description
Warm apples filled with tangy cheesecake offer a delightful fall dessert that’s easy to prepare and sure to impress.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 medium baking apples
- 300 g (10.5 oz) full-fat cream cheese, room temperature
- 60 g (1/4 cup) sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 60 g (1/4 cup) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- Zest of 1 lemon and 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
- 8 g (1 tbsp) cornstarch
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- A pinch of nutmeg
- 30 g (2 tbsp) melted butter
- Optional toppings: chopped toasted pecans, caramel sauce, powdered sugar
Instructions
- Wash and dry apples, then core them while leaving the base intact. Toss with lemon juice and cinnamon.
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, egg, cornstarch, vanilla, and lemon zest until smooth. Warm the mixture in a saucepan until temperature reaches 60°C (140°F).
- Spoon the filling into hollowed apples, dot with melted butter.
- Place apples in a baking dish with water and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30–35 minutes until tender.
- Optionally, broil for 1–2 minutes for a golden finish.
- Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
Use room-temperature cream cheese for the smoothest filling. Avoid overbaking to keep apples intact.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed apple
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 75mg