Piece apple cheesecake with creamy quark filling, apple clefts and golden brown cinnamon sprinkles
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Apple Streusel Cheesecake

crust and crumble topping are formed from a dough. starch stabilizes the quark mass, while thin apple clefts become evenly soft.

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Total time 3 hr
Calories 485 kcal
Servings 12 servings
Difficulty Medium
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Why this recipe works

apple cheesecake with stable filling and crispy struts

quark, eggs and apples bring a lot of moisture. Therefore, use Cornflour in the filling and cut the apples thinly. After baking, the cake should slowly cool down in the switched off oven. Thus, the middle is set without the surface tearing deep through a strong temperature change.

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Recipe

Apple Streusel Cheesecake

Tart apples sit on a creamy quark cheesecake filling beneath a crisp golden cinnamon crumble topping.

Ingredients

12 servings

Method

  1. 1

    crumble mixture manufacture

    Mix the flour, 140 g sugar, cinnamon and salt. Add butter briefly until fine and coarse crumble topping is produced.

  2. 2

    crust forms

    Place a spring shape with 26 cm diameter and grease the edge. Press about two thirds of the crumble topping as crust and form a 3 cm high edge.

  3. 3

    quark filling stir

    quark, Sour cream, 130 g sugar, eggs, starch, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice only until everything is connected.

  4. 4

    Prepare apples

    Cut apples into 3 to 4 mm thin wedges. Place quark mass on the crust and spread the apple wedges slightly overlapping on it.

  5. 5

    crumble topping

    Apply the remaining crumble topping loosely over the apples. Press larger crumbs together with your fingers.

  6. 6

    Bake cake

    Bake at 175 °C conventional heat for 60 to 65 minutes. Switch off the oven, leave the door slightly ajar and let the cake cool inside for 30 minutes.

  7. 7

    Cooling out completely

    Remove the cake from the oven, let it cool completely in the mould and place it cold for at least 2 hours before cutting.

Kitchen know-how

Tips for Apple Streusel Cheesecake

Mix the curd only briefly

Too much blown air expands in the oven and then collapses. Stir the ingredients only to a smooth mass.

Allow to cool slowly

The gentle temperature change reduces deep cracks. Do not dissolve the edge until the cake has cooled down.

Variations

How to adapt this recipe

Replace 50 g of flour in the struts through ground almonds and add almond leaves to the surface.

Use solid pears instead of apples and add half a teaspoon of ground cardamom to the crumble topping.

Nutrition per serving

485kcal
52.0 gCarbohydrates
12.0 gProtein
26.0 gFat

Values are estimates and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.

Frequently asked questions

FAQ about Apple Streusel Cheesecake

Acidic, solid varieties such as Boskoop, Elstar or Braeburn remain aromatic when baking and do not disintegrate immediately.

Too much air, too high heat or fast cooling are common causes. Small cracks are usually covered by the crumble topping.

Yes. Because of the quark filling it should be kept refrigerated and eaten within two to three days.

Yes. Pack completely cooled pieces individually and freeze for up to two months. Let them thaw slowly in the fridge.

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