Creamy Bavarian Apple Tart Recipe

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Creamy Bavarian Apple Tart Recipe

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Everyone comments on this tart's delicate crust and rich and creamy filling. There isn't a leftover in sight when I serve it! — Mary Anne Engel, West Allis, Wisconsin

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12 servings

TOTAL TIME:

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

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VERIFIED BY Taste of Home Test Kitchen

MAKES:

12 servings

TOTAL TIME:

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
FILLING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
TOPPING:
4 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples (about 4 medium)
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in flour, vanilla and cinnamon. Press onto bottom and 1 in. up sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla just until combined. Pour into crust.
In another bowl, toss apples, sugar and cinnamon; arrange over filling. Bake 40-45 minutes or until apples are tender and crust is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12 servings.

Originally published as Creamy Bavarian Apple Tart in Taste of Home Special Interest Publications 2013

1/3 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
FILLING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
TOPPING:
4 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples (about 4 medium)
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in flour, vanilla and cinnamon. Press onto bottom and 1 in. up sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla just until combined. Pour into crust.
In another bowl, toss apples, sugar and cinnamon; arrange over filling. Bake 40-45 minutes or until apples are tender and crust is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12 servings.

Originally published as Creamy Bavarian Apple Tart in Taste of Home Special Interest Publications 2013

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