Caramel Apple Cheesecake Tacos

Taco Tuesday has been competing with Meatless Monday for my favorite day of the week for a long while now. That was until these Caramel Apple Cheesecake Tacos came into my life. Four words: Heaven. On. A. Plate!!!

I wanted to do a spin on Taco Tuesday, so I thought dessert tacos would be perfect. I combined one of my favorite meals (tacos) with one of my favorite desserts (cheesecake), and magic happened. This was super quick to make and was certainly a hit in my house. Make sure you head over to my YouTube to watch the step by step of me making these. Ingredients and directions below. Enjoy!

Xo, Consuella ♥

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Caramel Apple Cheesecake Tacos

Prep Time

15

Cook Time

15

Servings

Ingredients

Cinnamon Sugar Tortillas

• 6 Large flour tortilla shells
• vegetable or canola oil for frying
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt

Caramelized Apple Topping

• 2 red apples diced
• 1/8 cup corn starch
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/8 cup white sugar
• 2 tbs molasses or maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp almond extract optional
• 1 1/4 cup water

Cheesecake Filling

• 8 oz cream cheese
• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp salt

Prep Time 15 Cook Time 15 Servings Ingredients Cinnamon Sugar Tortillas 6 Large flour tortilla shells vegetable or canola oil for frying 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup white sugar 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp salt Caramelized Apple Topping 2 red apples diced 1/8 cup corn starch 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/8 cup white sugar 2 tbs molasses or maple syrup 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp almond extract optional 1 1/4 cup water Cheesecake Filling 8 oz cream cheese 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream 1/4 cup powdered sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

Caramelized Apple Topping

1. Bring water, corn starch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar to a boil. Whisk the mixture well to get clumps out. Bring to medium heat and whisk for about 2-3 minutes.
2. Add vanilla extract and apples to mixture, whisk for about 2 minutes, then reduce heat to low. Let simmer for about 10 minutes, whisking in between. Remove from heat and set aside to rest. The sauce will continue to thicken as it rests.

Cinnamon Sugar Tortilla

1. Combine brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, and salt into a bowl and set aside. Bring the oil to medium heat in a frying pan.
2. Fry the tortillas for about 7-10 seconds on each side, folding and forming the taco shell while in the oil. Remove from the oil and add directly to the cinnamon sugar mixture. Dust the taco on each side with the sugar mixture and set aside.

Cheesecake Filling

1. Add cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt to a stand mixer. Whisk until the mixture forms stiff peak. (If the mixture doesn't taste sweet enough, do not add more sugar! You will get tons of sweetness from the tacos and the apples).

Assemble the Tacos

1. Fill each taco with some of the cheesecake filling, top it with the caramelized apples, and enjoy!

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