Low Carb Baked Caramel Cheesecake Stuffed Apples
Low Carb Baked Caramel Cheesecake Stuffed Apples have no added sugars, are gluten free, grain free and a perfect fall dessert! Just 8 g net carbs!
Low Carb Cheesecake Stuffed Baked Apples
A ripe baked apple, especially in fall, makes for a tasty treat! But when you take that perfectly baked apple and use it as a shell for a caramel flavored cheesecake, well that my friends is the icing on the cake.
It truly doesn’t get any better than a creamy cheesecake made without any added sugars and the natural sweetness from the apple all soaked into to it.
I’m drooling just thinking about a bite of these! Perfect way to curb the sweet tooth and lovely for a special occasion celebration in the fall.
The best part about this easy dessert recipe is that once you do the hard work of scooping out the insides of the apples, the rest is super easy. Your mixer will do the work and you will fill, bake, chill and enjoy hearing the oohs and aaahs from your family!
This recipe gives me fond memories of the fall season enjoying caramel apples on a stick. But the difference is, the apple has been hollowed out and filled with luscious creamy cheesecake filling instead of covered with sugary sticky caramel toffee!
My kids and friends who came over ate these up with their fingers! No fork needed and they ate all of the apple as well!
Carbs in Apples
1 small apple at 149 grams has about 77 calories and 20 grams of total carbohydrates. Some people following a keto diet will only allow themselves 20 grams of carb intake for the entire day so eating one small apple would not be helpful for them and may kick them out of ketosis.
Using a small amount of a higher-carb fruit like apple in a recipe that makes many servings is something that can be enjoyed whether you are following a keto diet or low carb diet.
In the case of this stuffed apple, we are removing the insides and leaving just a thin amount, about 1/4 inch from the skin which is why this low carb recipe can be enjoyed by many on a low carb diet or keto diet.
Which Kind of Apples should I use?
The first time I made this stuffed apples recipe I used Macintosh apples. The kids liked the soft exterior but I found them to be a bit mushy. The second time I made this I tried Red Delicious apples and the firmer apple appealed more to me then the kids.
I think even Granny Smith apples would be a great option. Any fresh apples that you personally enjoy during apple season will work here.
Low Carb Sweetener Swaps
If you don’t have cinnamon steiva, add a 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon and liquid Monk Fruit sweetener.
Sugar Free Maple Syrup Options
When I first wrote this recipe in 2015, there weren’t as many low carb syrup options and I had found Surkin Gold Fiber Syrup which provided the caramel flavor. But since then, there are a ton of sugar free syrups to use and now I have updated this recipe using Allulose maple flavored syrup.
If you can’t buy that where you live, you might want to add more than a teaspoon of maple extract. You could also try Lakanto Sugar Free Maple Syrup.
More Low Carb Apple Recipes
Low Carb Keto Apple Cheesecake Bars
Low Carb Baked Caramel Cheesecake Stuffed Apples
Low Carb Baked Caramel Cheesecake Stuffed Apples
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds apples or 3 pounds prior to scooping out insides
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese or room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup Allulose Maple Flavor Syrup or see swaps above
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp caramel extract
- 1 tsp maple extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon liquid stevia or see swaps above
- pinch salt
Optional Topping
- 1/4 cup Monk Fruit Allulose brown sugar sub to sprinkle over each
- 1/2 cup Keto Caramel Sauce to drizzle over each
Instructions
- Chop off the tops of the apples, scoop out the center of each apple with a melon baller to 1/4 inch from edges and discard. Place apples in a greased baking dish or baking sheet pan.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a stand mixer add the cream cheese and mix until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients, except optional toppings and mix until well combined. Taste and adjust sweetener if needed.
- Pour batter into each apple, sprinkle Brown Sugar sub if using over the creamy filling and bake 30 minutes.
- Cool then refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Enjoy with a drizzle of Caramel Sauce (here's my homemade keto recipe).
- Storage: Place any leftover stuffed cheesecake apples in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Notes
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
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why not use the scooped out apple for like apple sauce or a topping for oatmeal or pork?
Sure you could do that, but those following a keto diet don’t want all the carbs so they wouldn’t use the inside.
These look delicious! Can you serve them warm?
This is ONE serving?
The plug in was glitchy, it’s been fixed, you should see it now.
Wow these look incredible! I am always looking for delicious sugar free dessert ideas! We will definitely be trying these this weekend. Our favorite apples are honey crisp. Do you think they would be too sweet for this recipe?
Those would be great!
this recipe is genius, brenda. i’ve made a lot of nut butter and cinnamon filled baked apples but never would’ve thought of cheesecake in an apple!! i cannot wait to try this. i have swerve granulated sweetener but haven’t ever seen sukrin before. do you know if it is in stores yet?
I think it’s only online, haven’t seen it in store but is it so worth it! I’m loving it so far! And thank you!
I want to try these but I’m cconfused. You cut off tops of apples then do you scrap inside of apple out to add cream cheese filling or just add on top of apples before cooking them?
Scoop all inside out of apple, I scraped till about 1/4 inch away from the edges. Don’t scrape through the bottom of the apple, it needs to be like a bowl to hold the filling when baking.
Can anyone use the discount code you put out on line?
Yes
I love these sugar free recipes, but I cannot find many of the ingredients at my local stores. I was happy to find Vanilla Stevia finally in Target, but cannot find other flavors.
I believe the Sukrin is something you need to buy online. All the flavors of stevia and most of the ingredients except Sukrin I used is purchased at iherb.com. You can use my discount code YAJ035
I read that each apple has 7 grams of sugar. Too much for me!
Holy cow! These inside out carmel cheesecake stuffed apples are genius! Such a perfect healthy fall dessert that everyone will love!
Thanks so much!