Apple Pie Smoked Cream Cheese
This apple pie smoked cream cheese is an easy dessert-style appetizer made with cozy, warming spices, apple pie filling and rich cream cheese. It’s all kissed with smoky flavor for an easy mash up of cheesecake and apple pie. Perfect for easy entertaining!
Pretty much everyone loves a cheesecake style situation.
Unless you are the one tasked with making said cheesecake.
While cheesecakes aren’t the hardest dessert to make, they do require some extra care to make sure they don’t crack or cave in.
With this apple pie smoked cream cheese, you get cheesecake flavor with a twist in an easier dessert or sweet appetizer.
Creamy, sweet smoked cream cheese is topped with sweet apple pie filling and cozy spices for a spread that tastes just like your favorite dessert.
It’s the kind of recipe that looks impressive on the table but is surprisingly easy to make so not only will your guests love it, you will too!
Ingredients
To make this you’ll need:
- Cream cheese– No need to soften it for this recipe! Also full fat tastes the best!
- Sugar– Granulated, brown, and powdered
- Spices– Cinnamon and apple pie spice
- Apple pie filling– You can use canned apple pie filling or homemade if you really want.
- Milk
- Vanilla– Real vanilla extract
- Caramel– For topping
How to Make
Apple pie smoked cream cheese is pretty easy to make!
Just stir together your sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and apple pie spice.
Then slice the top of your cream cheese block diagonally in both directions and coat the entire block with the sugar mixture.
Put the sugared cream cheese in a baking dish or aluminum tray.
Smoke the cream cheese block in the oven, grill, or smoker, at 200° for one hour or until cream cheese is slightly melted.
Once the cream cheese has slightly melted, make the glaze by mixing together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla to create a glaze.
Take the cream cheese block out of the smoker and top it with apple pie filling, powdered sugar glaze, and a drizzle of caramel.
Serve with your favorite dippers and enjoy!
Dipping Options
You have so many yummy options for dippers for this dessert dip.
Our favorites are:
- graham crackers
- Nilla wafers
- sliced apples
- Golden Oreos
Storing Leftovers
Store the leftover apple pie smoked cream cheese in the fridge in an airtight container or tightly wrapped in the baking dish for up to 4 days.
Reheat it in the oven until just melted before serving again.
Tips and Tricks
- Choose a mild wood for smoking this. Something like apple wood or cherry wood would be much tastier and less overpowering for this than a stronger wood like hickory.
- Add a sprinkle of chopped walnuts or chopped pecans on top for presentation and crunch.
- No apple pie spice? Double the cinnamon and add a touch of nutmeg.
Other Dessert Dips
Apple pie smoked cream cheese is cheesecake meets apple pie meets smoky goodness!
Make it and enjoy!
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Apple Pie Smoked Cream Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz block Cream Cheese
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Apple Pie Spice
- 1 cup Apple Pie Filling
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 tbsp Milk
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- Caramel for topping
- Graham Crackers for serving
Instructions
- Start by mixing together your sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and apple pie spice.1/4 cup Sugar, 1/4 cup Brown Sugar, 1/2 tsp Cinnamon, 1/2 tsp Apple Pie Spice
- Slice the top of your cream cheese block diagonally in both directions. Then coat the entire block generously with your sugar mixture. Place in a baking dish or aluminum tray.1 8 oz block Cream Cheese
- You can place your cream cheese block in the oven, grill, or smoker, at 200° for one hour or until cream cheese is slightly melted.
- In a large bowl mixed together your powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla, to create a glaze.1 cup Powdered Sugar, 1 tbsp Milk, 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- Once you pull your cream cheese block from the smoker, grill, or oven, top with apple pie filling, your powdered sugar glaze, and caramel.1 cup Apple Pie Filling
- Serve with graham crackers and enjoy. It’s like cheesecake meets apple pie.
Notes
- Choose a mild wood for smoking this. Something like apple wood or cherry wood would be much tastier and less overpowering for this than a stronger wood like hickory.
- Add a sprinkle of chopped walnuts or chopped pecans on top for presentation and crunch.
- No apple pie spice? Double the cinnamon and add a touch of nutmeg.
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