Apple Crumble Cheesecake combines a buttery cookie crust with a creamy apple-cinnamon filling, all topped with a warm, spiced crumble. This dessert offers layers of texture and flavor, perfect for cozy, comforting bites.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Apple Crumble Cheesecake
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Chill 3 hourshours
Total Time 4 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Ingredients
Cookie Crust
180grams1 3/4 cup -crushed Digestive Biscuits - crushed
90grams6 tbsp Unsalted Butter - melted
Crumble Topping
50grams1/3 cup Plain / All-Purpose Flour
50gram1/2 cup Rolled Oats
45grams4 tbsp Brown Sugar
1tspGround Cinnamon
45grams3 tbsp Unsalted Butter - melted
Apple Cinnamon Cheesecake Filling
2Small Apples - cubed
500grams18 oz Cream Cheese - at room temperature
120grams1/2 cup Sour Cream - at room temperature
80grams1/3 cup Caster Sugar - or fine white granulated sugar
1tspVanilla Paste - or vanilla extract
1tspGround Cinnamon
2large Eggs - at room temperature
Instructions
Cookie Crust
Line the bottom of a 22 cm / 9-inch Springform Pan with Baking Paper and grease the edges.
Crush the Digestive Biscuits into fine crumbs. You can do this by hand in a small plastic bag or use a food processor.
Add the melted butter to the crushed Digestive Biscuits and mix until it resembles wet sand.
Ingredients needed: 90 grams (6 tbsp) of Unsalted Butter, and 180 grams (1 3/4 cups - crushed) of Digestive Biscuits.
Firmly press the biscuit crumbs onto the bottom of the prepared pan.
Place the pan in the fridge to set.
Crumble Topping
Preheat your oven to 140°C/285°F.
In a large mixing bowl, combine: 50 grams (1/3 cup) Plain/All-Purpose Flour, 50 grams (1/2 cup) Rolled Oats, 45 grams (4 tbsp) Brown Sugar, 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon, Pour 45 grams (3 tbsp) of melted
Unsalted Butter over the dry ingredients.
Mix the ingredients with a spatula until you achieve large crumbs. Set aside the crumble mixture for later use.
Apple Cinnamon Cheesecake Filling
Wash and remove the cores from the apples, then cut them into small pieces. Set aside. You should have 2 small apples.
In a large bowl or using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment (or a hand mixer), blend the cream cheese and sour cream until completely smooth. This will take a few minutes at medium speed.
Add sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla to the mixture. Then, add the eggs one at a time, mixing until just combined. The cheesecake batter may seem quite liquid, but that's okay.
Assembling the Cheesecake
Remove the chilled crust in the springform pan from the oven. Pour the cinnamon cheesecake mixture over it. Tap the pan on a hard surface a few times to get rid of air bubbles.
Spread the cubed apples over the cheesecake mixture (refer to note 4) and top them with the crumble.
Put the apple crumble cheesecake on the lowest oven rack and bake for 60 to 70 minutes. The cheesecake should still jiggle slightly when fully baked.
Turn off the oven and let the cheesecake cool inside with the door slightly open for 1 hour. Afterward, take it out, let it cool at room temperature for another hour, and then refrigerate for at least two to three hours, or preferably overnight.
Notes
This cheesecake is best made in advance and refrigerated for up to 3 days. Freezing is not recommended.
I kept the peel on the apples, but you can take it off if you prefer.
It's crucial for both ingredients to be at room temperature. Otherwise, the mixture may not be smooth, and lumps could form in the batter.
Be careful not to over-mix, as it can introduce too much air into the batter. This might cause the cheesecake to rise and then collapse in the oven.
Add the apples gradually to avoid putting too much weight on the soft cheesecake batter. This helps prevent the apples from sinking.