Apple Cream Cheese Tart Recipe

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Autumn is in full swing, as I ponder what desserts to share during this season, I immediately think of crisp apples, cinnamon, and vanilla beans.  Apple Cream Cheese Tart is a delicious combination of a buttery crisp shortbread crust infused with vanilla bean, a creamy cheesecake-like filling, and slices of cinnamon-sugared apples. Excellent warm from the oven, at room temperature, or even cold.  This tart received 5 stars from our Lone Goose girls on bake day!  It is a must-have for your fall baking repertoire.

This is a quick and simple recipe! Perfect for beginners and still fun for more experienced bakers.

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APPLE CREAM CHEESE TART

This is the long form version of this recipe. If you are in a hurry and/or would like to see the printable version, check the recipe card towards the bottom of this post.

Crust Ingredients

tart recipe ingredients including apples, crust, and filling

Filling Ingredients

  • 3 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1 beaten egg
  • ½ tsp Vanilla Bean Extract
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • 3 Apples (peeled, cored, and sliced into very thin slivers)
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • Whipped Cream & Nutmeg (optional, for garnish)

Apple Cream Cheese Tart Recipe Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar; beat in vanilla. Stir in flour, mix with your hands till it forms into a ball. Press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a 12-in. tart pan coated with cooking spray; set aside.
  2. For the filling, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, egg, and vanilla. Pour over crust. In a bowl, combine the apple, sugar, and cinnamon; arrange for overfilling. 
  3. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 30-45 minutes or until apples are tender. Cool on a wire rack. Remove sides of the pan. Garnish with whipped cream and nutmeg if desired. Refrigerate leftovers!

-Kathie

apple cream cheese tart with apples and leaves in background

Apple Cream Cheese Tart Recipe

Chad
A taste of Fall with the wonderful apple flavor paired with cinnamon and vanilla!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Cooling 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people

Equipment

  • 1 Oven
  • 1 Fridge – Optional, to store leftovers
  • 1 Electric or Stand Mixer
  • 1 Tart Pan – Regular pie, cake, or springform pan will also work.
  • 1 Baking Sheet
  • 2 Small/Medium Mixing Bowls
  • 1 Wire Rack – Optional, to efficiently cool

Ingredients
  

Crust

  • 16 tbsp Butter (2 Sticks) – Softened
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • ½ tbsp Vanilla Bean Extract – Our recommendation in "Notes"
  • 1¾ cup Bread Flour

Filling

  • 3 oz Cream Cheese – Softened
  • 1 Egg – Beaten
  • ½ tsp Vanilla Bean Extract – Recommendation in "Notes" section
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • 3 Apples – Peeled, cored, & sliced into thin slivers
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • Whipped Cream & Nutmeg – Garnish, optional

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar; beat in vanilla. Stir in flour, mix with your hands till it forms into a ball. Press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a 12-in. tart pan coated with cooking spray; set aside.
  • For the filling, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, egg, and vanilla. Pour over crust. In a bowl, combine the apple, sugar, and cinnamon; arrange for overfilling. 
  • Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 30-45 minutes or until apples are tender. Cool on a wire rack. Remove sides of the pan. Garnish with whipped cream and nutmeg if desired. Refrigerate leftovers!

Notes

We recommend our Blue Bird Pure Vanilla Bean Extract to ensure the natural and best taste.  We only use the optimal Grade A Madagascar Vanilla Beans in our products.
Keyword Apple, Easy, Fall, Pie, Tart, Vanilla
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