Lighter Caramel-Cheesecake Stuffed Baked Apples – Baked Apples stuffed with a lightened-up caramel cheesecake mixture and sprinkled with nuts. These are so delicious!!
This is the story of how I worked a cheesecake into an apple, drizzled it with caramel and kept it at 150 calories, thanks to my new, sweet friend, Born Sweet® Zing™ Baking Blend!
I adore baked apples and it’s not a secret. I have already made 3 trips to the Apple Orchard just this month. I made an Apple Pie CAKE twice this week; I also worked on that Apple Bacon Salad, some caramel dipped apples, as well, and now THIS – Lighter Caramel-Cheesecake Stuffed Baked Apples. Hallelujah!
I think you’re really going to like this, friends. One of my most happy memories year after year involves me stuffing my face with my mom’s baked apples that were stuffed with raisins, nuts and oats. Yes, truly amazing! Buuuut I’m thinking anything stuffed with cheesecake, including baked apples, kind of wins. Right? RIGHT.
EVEN better when all that goodness is lightened up and made with Zing™ Baking Blend.
Zing™ Baking Blend is made with stevia and pure cane sugar, and has only 5 calories per serving. It gives a sweet taste and is made from real ingredients, nothing artificial. It bakes and browns like sugar so you can make all your favorite sweets with fewer calories.
Thus, in line with our low calorie foods, let’s break down this deliciousness before us;
5 small apples = 320 calories
6-ounces fat free cream cheese = 180 calories
1 tablespoon caramel sauce/topping = 50 calories
1 medium egg = 70 calories
¼ cup Zing™ Baking Blend = 120 calories
1 serving = 1 apple = 148 calories. Music to my ears!
SO! What kind of treats will you bake using Born Sweet® Zing™ Baking Blend? Tell me in the comments and you will be entered to win a $100 Walmart gift card!
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Lighter Caramel-Cheesecake Stuffed Baked Apples
Ingredients
- 5 small apples , cored and scooped out (do not cut all the way through)
- 6- ounces fat free cream cheese , room temperature
- 1 tablespoon caramel topping
- 1 medium egg
- 1/4- cup Zing™ Baking Blend
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 1 teaspoon caramel for drizzling over the baked apples (optional)
- chopped nuts (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Lightly grease a baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
- Place cream cheese, caramel topping, egg, Zing™ Baking Blend, and apple pie spice in your mixer's bowl; beat until smooth and creamy, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Fill each of the apples 2/3-full with the cheesecake mixture. DO NOT fill to the top.
- Transfer prepared apples to previously prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 22 to 25 minutes, or until cheesecake is set.
- Remove from oven and let completely cool.
- Transfer apples to a serving plate and if desired, top with caramel sauce and chopped nuts.
- Serve.
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
30 Min
Slow Cooker
Freezer Friendly
One Pot
Low Carb
Instant Pot
Gluten Free
Keto
Chicken
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How much Splenda would I use in these instead of the Zing Baking Blend, which contains regular sugar? I really do want to try them but my husband has diabetes and I want him to be able to enjoy them too.
I am so going to make these for Christmas this year. Thank you for this amazing recipe idea, nom, nom.
I would use it for my grandmothers cookie recipe!
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I’d use it in bread pudding.
I’d try it in my Pecan Butter Ball cookies!
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I would like to try baking my favorite, Lintzer tart (raspberry) cookies
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I would make peanut butter cookies
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I would make my favorite banana nut bread.
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i would make mini apple pies
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I would try banana nut bread with Zing. Sounds delicious! Or some great Christmas cookies.
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I would make banana bread
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I would use it for baking cakes and cookies #SweepstakesEntry
i posed a tweet here:
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i would like to try making chocolate chip cookies with Zing baking blend!
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I’d love to use Zing in my cinnamon-vanilla breakfast waffles!
I’d love to try ZIng in my Christmas cookie recipes.
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/660130244842684416
I wonder if you can use it to make fudge? I would love to try to make some pumpkin fudge.
I will make a blueberry cobbler.
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I would make apple crisp
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I would try it in a light version of my apple crumble ♥
I would make blueberry muffins.
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I would make brownies.
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I’ll be making brownies!
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I will probably make some blueberry, almond and flax seed muffins.
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I would make chocolate chip cookies!
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I would like to try Zing to make Coconut Cream Pie.
I’ve really been craving some banana nut bread lately. So I guess I’d make that.
I’d like to try Zing for my chocolate pudding
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I would use Zing Baking Blend to make banana bread.
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I would love to try to make some pumpkin tartlets with Zing. truckredford(at)Gmail(dot)Com
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I would make a pumpkin bread.
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I’d like to try using this to make my favorite jam thumbprint cookies.
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Oh I would love to try it in my pumpkin raisin bread! One of my fall favorites!
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I will make a lighter version of my favorite chocolate chip cookies.
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I would make pumpkin chocolate chip scones and brownies!
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I would make cranberry and lemon scones
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Chocolate Chip Banana Brown Butter Cake!
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I would bake Cheesecakes.
I tweeted too https://twitter.com/jessrwarfield/status/654371682656854016
I would bake the Peanut Butter and Banana Cake recipe from their site using Born Sweet® Zing™ Baking Blend.
These apples look outstanding! Perfect comfort food, I would use Born Sweet Zing Baking blend on my “Muffin Fridays.'” I bring muffins to work every week – well, I did it twice and now I can’t show up without them. 😉 I wouldn’t tell anybody till after they have enjoyed them.
Be still my heart! I need these apples in my life!
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I would use the Zing Baking blend to make pound cakes.
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I’ve never tried it but it sounds like it would be perfect in Christmas cookies.
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I would love to use it for our cookies.
A pumpkin cheesecake would be perfect with Thanksgiving coming up next month! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I would use Zing in my favorite cake…Dark Chocolate Stout!
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I would bake caramel apple crumb pie using Born Sweet Zing Baking Blend.
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Your recipe sounds very yummy and I am not familiar with Zing products but will look for it during my next shop.
Fall commences baking season in my home…
Caramel apples, fudge, cakes, breads, cookies and pies..can’t wait to fill our home with the smells of cinnamon, pumpkin, caramel, nutmeg, and caramel.
Thanks.
I’d love to bake lots of sugar cookies this Christmas!
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I have to be honest I really want to try these Caramel-Cheesecake stuffed baked Apples, they sound and look amazing. Cheesecake+baked apples, how did I not think go this? Brilliant!
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I’ll use the Born Sweet® Zing™ Baking Blend to make their cinnamon apple muffins. They look tasty!
I would try this with a homemade latte
I am all for apple anything this time of year! These look fantastic!
These look so amazing that I would eat them even if they weren’t so low in calories! I’ve never seen Zing before, but I’ll definitely be looking into it!
I tweeted:
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I would try Berry Cobblers and also Buttermilk Pie with Zing Baking Blend.
Cheesecake stuffed apples!? How did I not think of this
I would love to try making a lighter version of spcied, caramel pears with Zing Baking blend.
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I would make pumpkin Bread.
I’m going to try it in some of my holiday cookie recipes!
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I’d like to use it to make apple pie!
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I would like to try it in an apple pie
I would make some pumpkin bread!
I would use it for my apple crumble recipe.
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I would make zucchini bread.
I tweeted https://mobile.twitter.com/SandyHeadtke/status/651930094001242112
I would make Apple Bread crumbs
One of my favorite things to do in the fall is go apple picking, and I haven’t been this year! There is just nothing like fresh apples right off the tree! I need to try this…I am betting it would be a huge hit with my kids! Pinning!
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I would bake zuchinni bread!
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I would make carrot cake cupcakes
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I would start with these apples because they look delicious, and then try it in my sweet potato pretzels recipe!
I’d make muffins with this!
I would like to try this next time I make chocolate chip cookies.
You’re a genius!! Making these lighter…wow. They look SO good!
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I would make a chocolate cake.
I loooove baked apples and this lighter version sounds yummy!
I would love yo make cherry cheesecake bites
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I would love to use Born Sweet Zing Baking Blend to make some oatmeal chocolate chip butterscotch cookies and apple muffins.
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I would make my pumpkin roll cake
I would love to make a cheesecake
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I would make banana bread and cinnamon rolls!
This reminded me that I need to make baked apples this fall. I love the idea of stuffing them. So yummy!
Zucchini bread!
This sounds like a great product! I would make a pear crisp.
I never thought to use apples as a serving vessel! These look so delicious!
WOW these look so delicious and elegant!!
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I’d like to make some chocolate chip cookies using the Born Sweet® Zing™ Baking Blend.
I would make banana bread with it.
What kind of treats will you bake using Born Sweet® Zing™ Baking Blend?
ill start with carmel apples thanks
This sounds perfect! Besides using it to sweeten my coffee and tea, I bet it would be perfect in my cookies and cakes. Perfect timing, because holiday baking is just around the corner. Can’t wait to try this!
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Looks yummy! I would bake muffins.
Everything you make just looks SO GOOD Kate! What a beautiful dessert! I would totally make cookies, because, duh, chocolate!
I woudl make pumpkin pie, apple pie and ho ho cake
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Katerina, your photos are the bomb dot com!! Is that an Erickson Wood Works background?!
Aw! Thanks BETH!! ♥ It’s an old, rusted, scratched ‘n stuff baking sheet. hahaha 😀 #foodbloggerprops 😉
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I would bake carrot cake.
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. what a fun dessert!
i would make cookies
OK baking cheesecake inside of an apple is nothing short of pure, evil genius. I am so making this!
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My Dad has Diabetes and it runs in my family so I am always looking for healthier dessert recipes and I like the Born Sweet Zing Baking blend to make my Red Velvet Cupcakes and Cinnamon Apple Muffins.
I haven’t seen Zing at my grocery store. Need to check it out. These stuffed apples look divine.
Oh my goodness, these look absolutely amazing!
I would make cookies and brownies!
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i will make oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies