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This Apple Crumb Cheesecake Pie recipe is made with a layer of cheesecake, homemade apple pie filling and an oatmeal crumb topping! It’s a delicious dessert idea with a wonderful combination of flavors and textures!
Who would have thought that apples and cheesecake would be so wonderful together? If you like this recipe you’ll love this Apple Cinnamon Cheesecake, it’s basically an apple pie in cheesecake form! Or try this Easy Caramel Apple Cheesecake recipe.
Apple Pie + Cheesecake In One Easy Recipe!
Today I’m excited to share a brand new cookbook with you from my friend Jocelyn of the blog Inside BruCrew Life. It’s one I know you’ll love because it’s all about cheesecake and appropriately titled “Cheesecake Love”. If you hang around this site a lot, you know I LOVE me some cheesecake, so I have been pumped for her book to come out and to be able to share it with you!
Since the cookbook is all about cheesecake, there’s a nice variety of all kinds of ways to incorporate cheesecake into dessert. There’s the regular full sized cheesecakes and minis, plus some no bake ones, brownies, bars and of course pies. And if you don’t get enough cheesecake throughout the day, there’s even a chapter on cheesecake for breakfast!
With fun cheesecakes like Banana Split, Caramel Pecan Cheesecake, Cookies and Cream Mocha Brownie Cake and White Chocolate Blackberry Cheesecake, what’s not to love?! It’d definitely make a great addition to your library, and a great gift this holiday for the cheesecake lover in your life.
How To Make Homemade Apple Pie Filling
So let’s talk a little bit about this cheesecake pie that I get to share with you from her book. Despite several layers of deliciousness, it’s really easy to make. You’ll want to start by making the apple pie filling and then letting it cool. It’s made right over the stove. Sugar, cornstarch, some spices and water are all cooked until thickened, then the apples are added and cooked a bit. It works quite well, giving you the thickened filling without overcooking the apples. You can easily cook the apple filling a couple days ahead too, which is nice.
For the crust, I used a refrigerate pie crust – nice and easy. The first layer to add is the cheesecake layer. Next up is the already made apple pie filling. Because the cheesecake layer is thin before baking, I recommend spooning the filling over it so that it’s even. On top is the oatmeal crumb – SO good and the perfect way to finish it off!
How Long Does Apple Cheesecake Need To Cool?
Bake the pie and let it cool at room temperature for about an hour, then refrigerate until firm. The final pie is absolutely delicious! A wonderful combination of textures and such delicious flavors! It was a HUGE hit with our church group. Such a delicious first recipe to try from Jocelyn’s cookbook – Cheesecake Love. I hope you give it a try and definitely check out the new book! It’s a great one!
Watch How To Make It
For more great pie recipes, check out this Classic Pumpkin Pie, Salted Honey Pie, and more delicious pie recipes!
Apple Crumb Cheesecake Pie
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 12-14 Servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
This Apple Crumb Cheesecake Pie recipe is made with a layer of cheesecake, homemade apple pie filling and an oatmeal crumb topping! It’s a delicious dessert idea with a wonderful combination of flavors and textures!
Ingredients
APPLE PIE FILLING
- 4 1/2 cups diced peeled apples
- 1 1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 6 tbsp (84g) packed brown sugar
- 6 tbsp (78g) sugar
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups water
CHEESECAKE
- Refrigerated pie crust
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 cup (52g) sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3 cups Apple Pie Filling, above
CRUMB TOPPING
- 1/4 cup (33g) all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup (22g) quick cooking oats
- 1/4 cup (56g) packed brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
ADDITIONAL
- Vanilla Ice Cream, for serving, optional
- 1/4 cup Caramel Topping, for serving
Instructions
1. Drizzle the lemon juice over the apples and toss to coat. Set the apples aside.
2. Stir together the sugars, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a large saucepan. Whisk in the water until everything has dissolved.
3. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat slightly and simmer for 2 minutes.
4. Add the apples and increase the heat to medium-high heat to bring the mixture to a full boil again. Reduce the heat to low heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10-12 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool.
5. Refrigerate the filling in an airtight container for 4-6 hours to thicken. Store in the refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
TO MAKE THE PIE:
6. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 9-inch deep dish pie plate with non-stick baking spray.
7. Place the pie crust in the pie plate. Fold the edges of the crust under and mold them to your preference. Refrigerate until ready to use.
8. To make the cheesecake layer, beat the cream cheese until creamy.
9. Add the sugar and beat the mixture until smooth.
10. Add the egg and beat until full incorporated. Do not overbeat the batter.
11. Spread the cheesecake batter in the prepared pie crust.
12. Gently spoon the apple pie filling on top of the cheesecake batter.
13. For the crumb topping, mix together the crumb topping ingredients. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the apple pie filling.
14. Bake the cheesecake pie for 40 minutes.
15. Remove the pie plate from the oven and place it on a wire rack. Let the cheesecake pie cool for 1 hour, then refrigerate for 2-3 hours, until completely chilled.
16. Serve with vanilla ice cream and caramel topping, if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories: 237
- Sugar: 22.6 g
- Sodium: 175.2 mg
- Fat: 8.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 37.4 g
- Protein: 2.9 g
- Cholesterol: 26.4 mg
Categories
Enjoy!
This looks amazing! One question—do you think it could be made with a sugar cookie crust instead? Like r kind in the pouch? Would you pre-bake and then still bake for the 40 minutes?
Sorry! *the kind in the pouch*
I suppose you could, it just might be a thick crust. And yes, I’d probably pre-bake the cookie and then add the filling and bake it.
I made this pie for thanksgiving and it was a huge hit. I used a graham crack crust and doubled the cream cheese filling. Added a splash of vanilla to the filling as well. The mixture didn’t seem thick enough to hold the apple filling and I had time, so I poured the mixture over the baked crust and refrigerated it over night. Added the filling and crumb top the next morning and baked for 40 mins. It came out perfect. I served it a la mode but next time I will opt for homemade whipped cream.
Lori, I am considering making this for a dessert auction and read your comment. I’m curious what type of pan/pie dish you made it in since you doubled the cream cheese filling? I’m concerned about it spilling over the edges!?
Is it ok if I don’t add the apple pie filing into the cheesecake ?
I suppose. It wouldn’t be a very thick pie though.
Amaaazing recipe, only thing is I end up with a way way too much of the apple filling but nothing enough to halve the recipe so I’m still trying to troubleshoot that.
OMG the best pie I’ve had in my life. I loooove cheesecake, I loooove apple crumble and I loooove apple pie and it’s all of these together…just A-MA-ZING !!!!
So glad you loved it!
I made this recipe and I loved it,my husband and my daughter loved it..it was really a success….I used @Hoosier Mama’s pie crust recipe for the crust,perfect combination..
So glad you enjoyed it!
Hey Lindsay! Congrats on your baby girl! I’m making a pie for a pie competition, I was thinking his pie but do you have any other suggestions? Tysm!
Thank you! This is definitely a good one, but I’ve had a number of people tell me they’ve won competitions with my Salted Honey Pie and I have to say that it’s my very favorite pie ever. I make it regularly. SO good!
Can you serve the pie warm? Does it need to be chilled?
I suppose you could, but the filling would be VERY thin.
Does the pie have to stay cold to serve? Say, If I chilled it after cooking it and left it out on the counter all day?
In my opinion, it is best cold. But you could leave it out for a few hours and it should be fine. But it will get soft.
This is an excellent recipe! I made a graham cracker crust and doubled the cream cheese layer and put in spring form pan. Baked 60 minutes and it was delicious!! Didn’t add the ice cream or caramel topping but no one complained!
This is the second time I’ve made this in 2 weeks. It is so good! Thank you for sharing.
The only change I made was not refrigerating the apples
To tbicken and it turned out very well.
So glad you enjoyed it!
Great flavor! However, I had an issue with spooning the apple mixture on top of the cheesecake. The weight of it (even though I gently tried to do it) just made a lot of the mixture fall into the cheesecake and some of the cheesecake tried to flood into the edges. So my top had cheesecake exposed. Not a huge deal at all, just wondering if I should have baked the cheesecake part for a few min first to solidify it or something.
It helps to spoon it around the top of the cheesecake rather than putting it all in one place and then trying to spread it.
Ridiculously dumb question, but do I need to put this in the oven if I use a premade pie crust? Asking for a friend lol
Yes. There is an egg in the cheesecake filling and it’s probably best to bake the crumble topping too.
Thanks! So I made the. Cream cheese filling and put it in the pie crust and put the apple on top and put it in the fridge. Can I bake it tmrw morning? After I put the crumble on top? I didn’t think about the dang egg. 🤦🏻♀️
Mines in the oven currently. I had a deep dish pie plate so I doubled the cheesecake part which I should not have done as when I added the apples it spilled over the edges a bit so if you think you need more filling you probably don’t. Also my apples kinda sank in even though I tried to spoon it on a little at a time.
The flavors were awesome, but apples didn’t seem to cook.
I made this pie today. Delicious. A real keeper. I was concerned the crust would be “soggy” but followed my Mom’s advise and put some unseasoned breadcrumbs in the pie plate before putting in the crust, and then brushing the crust with beaten egg white. The crust was crisp – thank you Mom.
I used regular oats by mistake in the topping, and it was fine. I think I’ll add some chopped pecans to the crumb topping next time. The recipe was also in our local newspaper FOOD section this week.
Hi Lindsay! I’ve been following your blog for quite a while and I’ve made some of your recipes. They’re superb!! With this recipe, what brand of oats did you use?
I’m glad to hear you’ve enjoyed them! I use Quaker Oats.
Hii, what kind of pie crust did you use and do you have the recipe posted for it ??
Thank you
I used a refrigerated Pillsbury pie crust.