Description
Delight in the flavors of fall with these Apple Crisp Mini Cheesecakes, combining creamy cheesecakes with a spiced apple topping and a crunchy biscuit crust.
Ingredients
Scale
- 180g digestive biscuits
- finely crushed
- 75g unsalted butter
- melted
- 250g full-fat cream cheese
- softened
- 100g caster sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 medium Bramley or Braeburn apples
- peeled
- cored
- and finely diced
- 50g light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Pinch of ground cloves
- 30g plain flour
- 30g rolled oats
- 30g unsalted butter
- chilled and cubed
- for the crisp topping
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional
- for apples)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a cupcake tin with paper liners.
- In a bowl, combine the crushed digestive biscuits and melted butter until well mixed, then press the mixture into the bottom of each cupcake liner to form the crust.
- In another bowl, beat together the cream cheese and caster sugar until smooth, then add the egg and vanilla extract, mixing until fully combined.
- In a separate bowl, toss the diced apples with lemon juice (if using), light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, plain flour, and rolled oats.
- Spoon a layer of the cream cheese mixture over the biscuit crust, then add a layer of the apple mixture on top of the cream cheese.
- To make the crisp topping, mix the chilled cubed butter with the remaining oats and plain flour, rubbing together to create a crumbly texture, and sprinkle it over the apple layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the tops are golden and the cheesecake filling is set.
- Allow to cool completely before serving. Enjoy your delicious Apple Crisp Mini Cheesecakes!
Notes
For a different twist, try using different apple varieties or adding nuts to the crisp topping.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini cheesecake
- Calories: 265 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 170 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
Keywords: Apple Crisp Mini Cheesecakes, Fall Dessert, Cheesecake, Apple Dessert, Mini Desserts, American Desserts