Gingerbread Cheesecake in a Baked Apple

Preparation

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F) using the convection oven setting and grease a baking dish with butter.

2. 2

   To make the filling: Combine the cream cheese with the egg, sugar, and Gingerbread seasoning mix.

3. 3

   Remove the core from the apples without making a hole in the base. Carefully scoop out the apples until the outside shell of the apples is 0.5 cm thick.

4. 4

   Fill the apples with the cheesecake filling. Don't fill the apples to the top as the mixture will rise in the oven.

5. 5

   To make the crisp: Rub in all the ingredients to a crumbly texture and then sprinkle onto the apples. Bake for around 35–40 minutes until the apples soften.

6. 6

   To make the caramel sauce: Heat the water and sugar in a pan and allow to caramelize. Mix the whipping cream, salt and Gingerbread seasoning mix in a bowl.

7. 7

   As soon as the caramel has turned the required color fold in the whipping cream and cook for a further 30 seconds until the mixture has thinned again, then remove from the heat.

8. 8

   Dice the butter and stir into the mixture. Pass the mixture through a sieve into a bowl and put to one side.

9. 9

   Remove the baked apples from the oven, serve with the caramel sauce and enjoy.