Mini Cheesecakes Topped With Mini Caramel Apples are easy to make and a super festive fall dessert! It's 2 desserts in one!
With the holidays just around the corner...I say go big or go home when it comes to desserts!
Impress your guests with these mini cheesecakes that are over-the-top!! The addition of a fun mini candied caramel apple makes this a dessert that will be talked about!! How fun would these be served at a Fall dinner party, holiday party, baby/wedding shower or wedding??
Mini Cheesecakes Topped With A Mini Caramel Apple For this you can use your favorite cheesecake recipe. You can choose to use a crust or go crustless. Your call. I swear by my adaptation below (or the original) of Jim Fobels Cheesecake Recipe!
*Make sure everything truly is at room temp...it makes a difference in the creaminess.
Grease or spray the insides of 6-8 (depends on the size used) 3 or 4 inch mini springform pans. and place them on a baking sheet.
In a large mixing bowl (use your Kitchen Aid if you have one), beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy, get the lumps out. Add in your eggs one at a time then add in your sour cream and mix until smooth and well blended.
Add the sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, and lemon juice continue beating for another 2 minutes.
Pour your cheesecake mixture into your prepared pans (¾ full), place them (keeping them on the baking sheet). Bake for 25-30 minutes on the center rack or until the center of your cheesecakes are just set but not yet browned.
Allow your cheesecakes to cool for 2 hours, run a very sharp knife around the edges to loosen any attached parts, close the rings back up, cover and chill 6 hours or overnight.
Top with caramel drizzle, caramel mini apples and serve when ready.
While cheesecake is chilling make your caramel by either using caramel candies and cream or by making your own...either works well. Place lollipop sticks into each mini apple, dip and coat in the caramel (a couple layers), place dipped apples on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and refrigerate immediately to help the caramel firm up a bit. Once it has, melt some chocolate or chocolate chips if you so choose and drizzle apples with some chocolate as well. You could also add nuts, candies or whatever you wish.To make the caramel from wrapped (Kraft) Caramels.
25 individually wrapped Kraft caramels
3 ½ TBS heavy cream
In a small pot or saucepan, combine the caramels and the cream and heat over medium heat, stiffing often until caramels have melted and cream is incorporated. Scrape caramel into a small deep bowl, and begin dipping apples (with the lollipop sticks already placed in them), placing them on a parchment paper lined tray as you finish each one. Double dipping is a good thing. Quickly place in the fridge to allow the caramel to firm up, decorate with additional chocolate or whatever you choose. Store in the fridge until you are ready to top your mini cheesecakes with them.
I love this recipe!! One of my favorite recipes to make in the fall in Cranberry Pie!! It was my mom's favorite and it brings back sweet memories of my mom.
While this recipe looks divine with 3 of my favorite fall goodies{cheesecake, apples,caramel) combined into one. I cannot wait for every fall to make my all time favorite dessert....apple cranberry pie.
I would never have thought of the recipe idea to top the cheese cake, it's so pretty in presentation and both would taste so good together. Thanks for sharing
I think the recipe sounds great. My kitchen skills are very limited though so I don't know if I could pull it off. Even when I follow a recipe, I manage to mess it up, lol.
I'm a New England gal always and forever, so fall is the absolute best for foliage, fritters, pumpkin and of course, apple picking, which means caramel apples (wayyy better than candy apples!). i was just up in Bucks County this weekend admiring the leaves and picking apples; I think I need to cover them in caramel! 🙂
It's not very pumpkiny but when fall weather hits my crockpot comes out and I start making Chili and Chicken Noodle Soup. The chicken noodle soup is my moms recipe and it is deeeelish - she puts cilantro in it! I think I'll make it tonight. And I love this recipe, they look so cute and professional. I need to share it with my mom as I know she would love to make these for her card club.
Drool!!! Caramel apples and cheesecake? can't go wrong!!!! Mine won't look as good as yours but if they taste good, I'll work on the presentation later 😉
I love this recipe!! One of my favorite recipes to make in the fall in Cranberry Pie!! It was my mom's favorite and it brings back sweet memories of my mom.
Awesome recipes ! I can't wait to start baking!!!!!
Fall is always Apple season for me so I love Apple Pies, Dumplings, Cakes and of course Applesauce!
Recipes with pumpkin spice and that are vegan and gluten-free. 🙂
Beef barley soup on a cool fall night
This recipe looks so good! My favorite fall recipe is apple crisp.
I love fall foods especially pumpkin.
I love this Cheesecake w/out a crust. We need to be Gluten Free here! Dee Fedor Falicki
I love it when I can cook soups and stews without having to worry about heating up the kitchen. The added heat and humidity are good things.
While this recipe looks divine with 3 of my favorite fall goodies{cheesecake, apples,caramel) combined into one. I cannot wait for every fall to make my all time favorite dessert....apple cranberry pie.
I love anything slow cooker!
I really like homemade Butternut Squash Soup in the fall!
Looks divine!!!
I love the recipe and I love fall foods. Everything looks so good.
Love the recipe! Pumpkin spice anything for fall favorites. Just discovered Trader Joe's Pumpkin Ohs cereal!
The recipe looks good. I like fresh apple pie.
Great equipment .I am eager to bake x
I love caramel apples! This recipe looks incredible!
I love any recipe with pumpkin, lol. Yay, for fall recipes!
Oh this recipe looks so fattening and amazing.
I love, Love, LOVE anything with apples in it!!!
My favorite fall food is chili with cornbread and I wouldn't turn down some apple crisp for dessert.
My favorite Fall food is good old fresh Pecan Pie! Yummy to my Tummy! 😉
Love pumpkin pie!
Jen H
That is the cutest dessert ever! My favorite fall food is sweet potatoes, even though I enjoy them all year long in all their guises.
I love baking all thinks pumpkin
Cool and varied list of recipes celebrating fall! Your cheesecakes are flat out adorable!!!! And yeah definitely fun.
Very unique recipe!
My favorite fall food is pies, apple, pumpkin, and sweet potato.
I like pumpkin pie.
This recipe looks amazing! My favorite is probably good ol' pumpkin pie. Or chocolate chunk pumpkin muffins!
-Lindsay Jackson
Pumpkin Cheesecake with gingersnap crust and cranberry coulis
This is a recipe I will try!
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I would never have thought of the recipe idea to top the cheese cake, it's so pretty in presentation and both would taste so good together. Thanks for sharing
I think the recipe sounds great. My kitchen skills are very limited though so I don't know if I could pull it off. Even when I follow a recipe, I manage to mess it up, lol.
Any pumpkin dessert!! Love fall.
My favorite recipe to make in the fall is homemade pumpkin rolls
I love sweet potato/pecan pie.
My favorite fall recipe is homemade Chili. I love it over rice.
My favorite fall recipe is apple crisp! I also love a good steak chili.
There are so many favorite fall foods!! Anything pumpkin, or apple!
This recipe sounds awesome!! Yum!!
that recipe looks delicious, and super cute for a harvest party!
I would like the apple and my husband would like the cheesecake. This would be a nice treat for both of us.
I love all pumpkin recipes. : ) I love this season.
Your recipe looks awesome and fun. To me the fall speaks pumpkin. I love it in my oatmeal, muffins, bread and of course pie!
Love pumpkin cheesecake .. Denise Dixon
My favorite fall recipe is apple pie yum! I also love my grandma's crescent rolls! Ready for it to get cooler so I will get into a baking mode!
My favorite fall recipe is my homemade cheesy potato bacon soup, preferably eaten in a bread bowl 🙂
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I love cheesecake and I love caramel apples--your recipe sounds delicious!
chicken and dressing is my fave!
Looks like the perfect dessert to take to book club next week. Caramel apples and hot spiced cider are my utmost favorite fall items.
This recipe looks amazing. But I'm definitely going to make your Gluten Free Sweet Potato Pie for my sister for Thanksgiving!!
Anything Apple, This recipe looks delicious!
Fall is when I start making warming soups for lunch or dinner. Mmm, time to start something simmering!
I love making chicken Tortilla soup Kelley Larsen
my favorite fall food is probably just lots of soups (8-can taco soup from @sixsistersstuff is a huge must) and spicy chili!
I love Cheesecake and I will be trying your recipe.
My favorites are roasted corn on the cob, soups, and pumpkin cheese cake yum...
I love caramel and cheesecake in all seasons so I think this recipe looks delicious.
I love fried rosemary chicken
My favorite fall food/beverage is Hot Apple Cider.
This recipe looks and sounds delicious!! YUM!!
Looks delicious will have to try it for sure.
caramel apples
I'm a New England gal always and forever, so fall is the absolute best for foliage, fritters, pumpkin and of course, apple picking, which means caramel apples (wayyy better than candy apples!). i was just up in Bucks County this weekend admiring the leaves and picking apples; I think I need to cover them in caramel! 🙂
It's not very pumpkiny but when fall weather hits my crockpot comes out and I start making Chili and Chicken Noodle Soup. The chicken noodle soup is my moms recipe and it is deeeelish - she puts cilantro in it! I think I'll make it tonight. And I love this recipe, they look so cute and professional. I need to share it with my mom as I know she would love to make these for her card club.
This is an old account - last name is actually different. 🙂
That recipe looks amazing! My favorite recipes are for pumpkin bread and apple crisp!
Recipe looks great, and my fave fall recipe would either have to been green bean casserole or hashbrown casserole! 🙂
I love pumpkin muffins in the fall.
Drool!!! Caramel apples and cheesecake? can't go wrong!!!! Mine won't look as good as yours but if they taste good, I'll work on the presentation later 😉
I love how versatile this recipe can end up being. The cheesecake looks so soft and perfect. Yum!
A winning combo...caramel, apples and cheesecake.
OMG - this looks so amazing. excellently executed. I'm sold!
My favorite fall food is butternut squash. The recipe looks super yummy!
This recipe looks great! Caramel is my favorite.
I love caramel apples and this looks amazing! I also love pumpkin anything in the fall.
Pumpkin recipes and butternut squash recipes are my fave in the fall!
I think that recipe looks pin worthy and oh so delicious! Thank you!
Looks SO good!!
This recipe looks yummy.... My favorite recipe is anything with squash in it.
I love pumpkin cheesecakes!
My favorite fall food is apple pie.
This cheesecake looks so yummy, love the addition of the caramel apple. Pinned!!