Apple Cream Cheese Tart Recipe
A taste of Fall with the wonderful apple flavor paired with cinnamon and vanilla!
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.