This almond and apple tart is not your basic apple pie. Its rich shortbread base, creamy cream cheese filling, tart cinnamon apples and slivered almonds make it the perfect dessert!
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STEP 1
Get your ingredients ready
STEP 2
Mix flour, sugar, butter and vanilla in a bowl
TIP 1
If your butter (or cream cheese) is frozen, you can cut it up into tiny squares, or grate it (in the case of the butter) onto a large plate before you start cooking. It will soften much faster!
STEP 3
Blend 2 packages of cream cheese and 1 egg until smooth
TIP 2
If your egg is cold, just put it in a dish with warm water for a few minutes and it will warm up.
STEP 4
Add finely ground instant coffee and sugar to mixture
STEP 5
Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over base
STEP 6
Peel, core and slice apples
TIP 3
If you have a handy tool like the one above, it will make this process faster!
STEP 7
Toss apples with cinnamon and sugar
STEP 8
Arrange apples on cream cheese mixture and top with almonds