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.
In a small bowl, whisk together the 1 Tablespoon white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
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.)
Add the cream cheese mixture to each of the baked shells. (You will have about 1 ½ Tablespoons per shell.)
Open the can of pie filling, and divide that evenly among the cream cheese filled shells. (It will again be a couple of Tablespoons)
Bake them (in batches to allow for air circulation) at 325 degrees for 10 minutes.
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.
These may be served warm, but are even better chilled.