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Air fryer apple tacos with cream cheese and drizzled with caramel sauce.

Air Fryer Apple Pie Tacos

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 8 Servings
Course: Air Fryer, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 327
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 ounce Cream Cheese (soften)
  • 1/4 cup Heavy Cream
  • 1/4 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 box Mini Soft Tortilla Bowls (8 servings)
  • 1/2 cup Salted Butter (melted)
  • 1 tbsp White Sugar
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 21 ounce Apple Pie Filling
  • 1/2 cup Caramel Sauce 

Equipment

  • 1 Air Fryer
  • 1 Pastry Brush
  • 1 Wire Rack
  • 1 Hand-Held Mixer

Method
 

  1. Use a hand held electric mixer to cream the package of cream cheese.  Then beat in the ¼ cup heavy cream, ¼ cup powdered sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla until this mixture is smooth.  Set this aside.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together the 1 Tablespoon white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. 
  3. Use a pastry brush to brush the ½ cup melted butter onto the mini taco bowls.  Then sprinkle on the sugar and cinnamon mixture.  (Try to lightly coat the whole shell.)
  4. Add the cream cheese mixture to each of the baked shells.  (You will have about 1 ½ Tablespoons per shell.)
  5. Open the can of pie filling, and divide that evenly among the cream cheese filled shells.  (It will again be a couple of  Tablespoons)
  6. Bake them (in batches to allow for air circulation) at 325 degrees for 10 minutes.
  7. Remove them from the air fryer basket and dollop on any leftover cream mixture to the tops of each one and drizzle on some caramel sauce.
  8. These may be served warm, but are even better chilled.

Notes

Storage Instructions:
  • Store these in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. (But I guarantee they won’t last that long!!!)
Other FAQ Suggestions:
  • Should I pre-bake the empty shells? I tried it that way to compare.  The pre-baked shells do get crispier, but as they sit, they get a little tough.  The texture of the shells baked only with the filling in them, is actually much nicer.  
  • I don’t care for apple pie filling - what else could I use? You could really use anything that you’d like in a cheesecake.  You could try any kind of pie filling:  cherry, blueberry, or strawberry would be delicious!
  • Can these be frozen? Yes, they can be frozen for up to 4 months.  Just make sure you seal them up tight, and allow them to thaw in the fridge before serving.