Cheesecake Filled Baked Apples

Cheesecake Filled Apples

CHEESECAKE FILLED BAKED APPLES

I'm constantly experimenting with new recipes. Here is a delicious apple dessert recipe that you may want to try for your fall baking. I found it on Pinterest but cannot locate the address to give credit. What is fun about this dessert is that the serving bowl (the apple) is already included. I do recommend a plate to place it on though because of the gooey caramel topping.

Ingredients:

6 apples

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

¼ cup sugar

1 t vanilla

1 egg

1 t cinnamon

caramel sauce

pecans

Method:

l. Chop the tops of the apples off and scoop out the insides. Discard the core and seeds.

2. In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and sugar til smooth. Mix in vanilla, egg and cinnamon til smooth. Fill each of the apples 2/3 full with the cheesecake mixture.

3. Place filled apples on a baking sheet and make sure they are not touching. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes until cheesecake filling is set. Transfer to a plate and pace in fridge til completely cooled.

4. Serve apples at room temp or chilled Top with caramel sauce and pecans.

The apples are rather firm. I may experiment next time by prebaking the apple shells until they soften a bit more. Also, I will add bits of the apple leftover from inside and add to the cheesecake filling mixture.

Serves 6.