Cherry Cheesecake Tacos

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Cherry Cheesecake Tacos

These Cherry Cheesecake Tacos are the perfect balance of sweet, tart, creamy, and crunchy. Made with tortillas coated in sugar and graham cracker crumbs, cherry pie filling, and a simple cream cheese mixture, they're quick, easy, fun, and super delicious!

Prep Time15

Cook Time12

Total Time27

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cheesecake tacos, cherry cheesecake tacos

Servings: tacos

Ingredients

FOR THE TACO SHELLS

6 small flour tortillas (4 to 5-inch street tacos)
1/4 cup melted butter
1 & 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons granulated sugar

FOR THE CHERRY CHEESECAKE FILLING

8 ounces cream cheese , softened to room temperature
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup cold heavy whipping cream

FOR THE CHERRY PIE TOPPING

1 cup cherry pie filling (homemade or store-bought)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a shallow bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs and granulated sugar.
Place a flour tortilla on a plate, and brush both sides of each flour tortilla with melted butter. Coat both sides of each tortilla with the graham cracker/sugar mix. Then poke holes on the surface of the tortillas (this helps prevent puffing up while baking.)
Carefully place each tortilla between the slots of an upside-down muffin tin, shaping them into taco shell forms.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown and crisp. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract, and beat until well combined and creamy. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, add the cold heavy cream and beat until stiff peaks are reached. Add the whipped cream to the cream cheese mixture and fold together gently using a spatula.
Transfer the cheesecake mixture to a piping bag fitted with round or star tip nozzle. Pipe the cream cheese mixture into each taco shell, filling them about halfway. Top with a dollop of the cherry pie filling. Serve immediately and enjoy!

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Notes

Use your favorite pie filling. Swap the cherry pie filling for blueberry, strawberry, lemon, or any other fruit. Feel free to get creative!

Make chocolate cheesecake filling. Add in a bit of unsweetened cocoa powder to the cheesecake filling for a chocolate flavor.

These are best served immediately. This is not a recipe I recommend making in advance. The sugar-coated tortillas will not stay fresh too long and once you assemble them, the filling will start to soften the tortilla.

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