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Salted Caramel Apple Cheesecake Parfait

Treat yourself to this delicious Salted Caramel Apple Cheesecake Parfait. It's a recipe your whole family will love this easy recipe!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Ginnie

Ingredients

For Pecan Layer:

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup pecan halves
  • ¼ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch salt

For Apple Layer:

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 2 large apples, peeled and diced
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon salt

For Cheesecake Layer:

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Prepare Pecan Layer:

  • Melt butter in a small skillet over medium-low heat.
  • Add pecans and stir to coat with butter; saute pecans for a couple minutes.
  • Stir in brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt; cook, stirring frequently, until brown sugar has melted and pecans are coated (about 3 - 5 minutes).
  • Remove pan from heat and place pecans on a sheet of aluminum foil in a single layer .
  • Let pecans cool completely, then break apart any nuts that are stuck together. Set aside.

Prepare Apple Layer:

  • Melt butter in a medium pan over medium heat.
  • Add apples to butter and saute for a couple minutes.
  • Stir brown sugar, heavy cream, vanilla, and salt into apples. Bring to boil and then immediately reduce heat to a simmer.
  • Cook, stirring frequently, for 15 minutes.
  • Remove pan from heat. Refrigerate sauce until completely cool.

Prepare Cheesecake Layer:

  • Combine heavy cream and powdered sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Use whisk attachment and whip cream until stiff peaks form.
  • Scrape whipped cream into a separate bowl and set aside.
  • Add cream cheese and vanilla to the same bowl used to whip the cream (no need to clean). Use the paddle attachment to mix until completely smooth.
  • Slowly fold ⅓ of the whipped cream into the cream cheese.
  • Fold remaining whipped cream into cream cheese in 2 batches.

Assemble Parfaits:

  • Divide ½ of the cheesecake mixture between 4 small glasses or bowls.
  • Top cheesecake with ½ of the apple sauce.
  • Spread ½ of the pecans over the apples.
  • Repeat layers one more time, ending with the pecans.
  • Refrigerate parfaits until ready to serve. Enjoy!

Notes

  • If you do not have a stand mixer, cheesecake mixture can be made using a handheld mixer (or mixed by hand).
  • The salted caramel apple sauce would also be delicious served over ice cream!
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