Apple Cheesecake Breakfast Quesadillas Recipe
These Apple Cheesecake Breakfast Quesadillas are a delightful twist on the traditional morning meal. Creamy cheesecake filling with a hint of cinnamon, paired with thinly sliced apples, all enclosed in a warm tortilla and finished with a sweet cinnamon sugar touch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast/Brunch
- Method: Pan-Frying
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
Tortillas:
- 4 large burrito sized flour tortillas
Cheesecake Filling:
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp Imperial granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
Apples:
- 2 medium apples, thinly sliced
Additional:
- 4 tbsp butter
- Melted butter
- Mixture of cinnamon & sugar
Instructions
- Cheesecake Filling: In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon. Whip until smooth.
- Assembly: Spread 1/4 of the mixture onto one side of a tortilla. Layer apples on one half. Fold over.
- Cooking: Melt 1 tbsp butter in a skillet. Cook quesadilla until golden. Flip and repeat. Do the same for remaining quesadillas.
- Finishing Touch: Brush cooked quesadillas with melted butter, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar on both sides.
- Serve: Cut quesadillas into wedges using a pizza cutter and serve hot.
Notes
- You can customize by adding nuts or a drizzle of caramel sauce.
- Experiment with different apple varieties for unique flavors.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
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