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Goat cheese cheesecake with honey cinnamon apples, a slice being served.

Ingredients

For the cheesecake:

  • 3/4 cup raw cane sugar
  • 12 ounces goat cheese at room temperature
  • 8 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1 cup plain, non-fat Greek yogurt at room temperature
  • 3 eggs at room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon

For the apples:

  • 4 small apples sliced 1/4 inch thick (I used Honeycrisp)
  • Squeeze of lemon juice (about 1/4 a small lemon)
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 325℉.
  • In a large bowl, beat together the sugar, goat cheese, and cream cheese using an electric hand mixer until very smooth and well combined, stopping to scrape down the sides as necessary.
    Beating sugar, goat cheese, and cream cheese until smooth for goat cheese cheesecake.
  • Add the Greek yogurt, eggs, vanilla, and cinnamon and beat until JUST combined. You don't want to beat it too much or the cheesecake will have too much air in it and will sink when baking.
    Beating Greek yogurt, eggs, vanilla, and cinnamon into the goat cheese cheesecake batter.
  • Remove your graham cracker crust from the freezer and wrap the bottom of the springform pan with a slow-cooker liner and then very tightly with 2 layers of wide, heavy-duty aluminum foil. Place the baking tin into a large roasting pan.
    Wrapping the graham cracker crust for goat cheese cheesecake in foil.
  • Pour the cheesecake batter into the crust and smooth out evenly. Transfer to the middle rack of your oven and fill the roasting pan with water so that it comes halfway up the springform pan.
    Filling a roasting pan with water around a springform pan for goat cheese cheesecake.
  • Bake until the outside is set, and a small circle in the center is jiggly, about 55 minutes to 1 hour. Turn the oven off and crack the door slightly, letting the cheesecake sit in the oven for 15 minutes. Then, transfer to the counter to cool completely.
    Goat cheese cheesecake baking in a foil-wrapped springform pan.
  • Once cooled, cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours, but best if left overnight.

To make the apples:

  • Toss the sliced apples in lemon juice.
    Squeezing lemon juice onto sliced apples for goat cheese cheesecake.
  • Melt the butter in a LARGE, deep pan over medium-high heat. Add in the apples and cook until they begin to soften, about 9-10 minutes, tossing frequently.
    Cooking and tossing sliced apples in a pan for honey cinnamon apples.
  • Add in the honey and cinnamon and cook until the apples are fork-tender and the honey begins to thicken and reduce, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and chill until the apples are cool enough to handle, about 20 minutes.
    Cooking sliced apples with honey and cinnamon in a pan for the goat cheese cheesecake.
  • Run a sharp knife around the outsides of the springform pan, and then release the sides from the pan. Arrange the apples in concentric circles atop cheesecake, making sure to really coat them in the syrup.
    Arranging honey cinnamon apples in concentric circles on a goat cheese cheesecake.
  • Slice and drizzle each piece with any honey syrup left in the bowl.
    Goat cheese cheesecake with honey cinnamon apples, drizzled with syrup.

Nutrition Info:

Serving: 1slice Calories: 350kcal (18%) Carbohydrates: 30.3g (10%) Protein: 11.6g (23%) Fat: 21.5g (33%) Saturated Fat: 11.1g (69%) Sodium: 211mg (9%) Fiber: 2.3g (10%) Sugar: 26.4g (29%)

Nutrition Disclaimer

Nutrition information are estimates only and may vary based on the specific brands, ingredients, and portion sizes you use. This data is provided for informational purposes only.