Gluten-Free Apple Crumble Cheesecake

Name: Gluten-Free Apple Crumble Cheesecake
Ingredients: 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) Bramley apples, peeled, cored and diced into small chunks (weight once peeled and cored); 80 g (⅓ cup) light brown sugar; 85 g (6 tbsp) butter, melted; 650 g (2¾ cups) full-fat mascarpone cheese; 100 g (scant 1 cup) icing sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 300 ml (⅓ cups) double cream; 140 g (5 oz) gluten-free shortbread biscuits; 5 tbsp shop-bought caramel sauce

Preparation info

Serves
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Ultimate Cheesecake Cookbook

By Michael Leventhal

Published 2025

About

Gluten-free apple crumble cheesecake recipe, anyone? When you need a dessert that’s capable of getting ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ from both gluten-eating and gluten-free dinner guests, look no further than this beauty. It even has a super simple (store-bought and ready to go!) caramel drizzle for good measure too.

Ingredients

For the apples

600 g (1 lb 5 oz) Bramley apples, peeled, cored and diced into small chunks (weight once peeled and cored)

Cake
Dessert
Dinner
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Place the prepared apples into a large saucepan along with the sugar and cinnamon. Place over a low heat (stirring regularly) for 10-15 minutes until softened and a little caramelised. You want the apples soft but not too mushy. Drain off any of the apple juices and allow to completely cool.
Blitz the shortbread in a food processor (or place into a ziplock bag