Apple Cheesecake Pie
Description
This apple pie has a rich cream cheese filling and a topping of sweetened apples and cinnamon, all baked into a pie with a cheesecake flavor.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup softened butter
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1/3 cup white sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup all-purpose flour, or as needed
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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1 egg
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1/4 cup white sugar
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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4 cups peeled and sliced apples
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1/3 cup white sugar
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2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
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1/4 cup sliced almonds
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
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Mix butter, 1/3 cup sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a bowl. Stir flour into mixture to make a workable dough. You might not need all the flour. Press the crust into a 9-inch pie dish.
3
Mix cream cheese with egg, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract in a bowl. Pour cream cheese mixture into pie crust. Toss sliced apples with 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon; top the cream cheese filling with the apple mixture. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.
4
Bake pie in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking until the filling is set, 20 to 25 more minutes. Cool before serving.