Caramel + apple pie + cheesecake = cheesecake dessert shooters worthy of your next dinner party but good enough for a weeknight.
Y’all might not know it but a very important day in my life is right around the corner. In just six days. Yeah, that’s right. It’s my birthday! I absolutely love birthdays and enjoy making a huge deal out of other people’s birthdays. But we don’t have very many birthday traditions in my family so when my own birthday rolls around I’m kind of at a loss of what I want to do. My roommates and friends always ask me and I just shrug and say whatever. Or nothing. Or I don’t care.
But six months after moving halfway across the country I’ve finally decided that I want to create some new traditions. Especially for my birthday. So that next year when someone asks me what I want to do for my birthday I can say…THIS! Long standing family traditions are comforting but creating new ones is kind of fun and exciting.
Since I decided to celebrate my birthday all week long {#noshame} I’m starting with a fall twist on my new favorite way to eat dessert. Shooters. I made these key lime dessert shooters awhile back and y’all went just as crazy for them as I did. So what better way to kick off my birthday week than combining my two favorite desserts: apple pie and cheesecake? None. The answer is there is no better way. I probably won’t even share these! Don’t tell the roommates 😉
My mother will literally kill me if I ever share my grandmother’s cheesecake recipe on the blog because it is a secret family recipe. One of the very few we have that you might lose a limb for sharing outside of the family. But I don’t think you’ll mind this easy 2 ingredient, no-bake cheesecake instead. Layer it with store bought or homemade apple pie filling and get ready to not share with anyone dig in.
I don’t like whipped cream on my cheesecake but garnish this with some if you like or do what I did and drizzle a little caramel sauce over the top. You won’t be sorry you did.
What is your favorite birthday tradition?
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Dessert Shooters
Caramel + apple pie + cheesecake = cheesecake dessert shooters worthy of your next dinner party but good enough for a weeknight.
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 3 Tbs caramel sauce, divided
- 1/2 cup apple pie filling
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment whisk together cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, and 2 Tbs of caramel sauce until completely incorporated.
- Spoon the cheesecake mixture into your glass and alternate it with apple pie filling, finishing with cheesecake.
- Garnish with caramel sauce and whipped cream if desired.
