Handheld apple cheesecake tacos featuring cinnamon-spiced apples and creamy cheesecake filling in a soft taco shell—perfect for a fun dessert or party treat.
Author:Beth
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
Total Time:20 minutes
Yield:8 tacos 1x
Category:Dessert
Method:Stovetop & assembly
Cuisine:American
Diet:Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
8 small soft flour tortillas or mini taco shells
1 cup cream cheese, softened
½ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups diced apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp)
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
2 Tbsp brown sugar
½ tsp ground cinnamon
Pinch salt
Optional toppings: chopped nuts, caramel drizzle, extra cinnamon
Instructions
In a bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth; refrigerate.
In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat; add apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
Cook 4–5 minutes until apples soften and sugar forms a syrup; remove from heat, let cool slightly.
Warm tortillas briefly in a skillet or microwave to increase pliability.
Spooned cream cheese mixture onto each tortilla shell.
Top with warm cinnamon apples.
Add optional toppings like nuts or caramel drizzle.
Fold into taco shape and serve immediately.
Notes
Use Greek yogurt instead of cream cheese for a lighter filling.
Try using cinnamon-sugar dusted flour tortillas or cinnamon chips.
To make mini bites, use small tortilla rounds or cut large tortillas in half.
Assemble just before serving to keep shells pliable.
Store components separately; assemble just before eating.