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Dessert Apple Cheesecake Chimichangas
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 5 Minutes
Ready In: 5 Minutes
Servings: 10
Hey, we're southern, remember...we fry everything...including cheesecake! A fairly simple, but different dessert that goes great with a Mexican themed meal. Plan ahead, though, these should be fried, frozen.
Ingredients:
2-8oz cream cheese, softened
2t white or powdered sugar
4t flour
2tsp vanilla
2tsp fresh lemon juice
1 can apple pie filling(or canned apples, which is what i prefer)
10 large flour tortillas
1/4 cup white sugar
3t cinnamon
oil for frying
caramel ice cream topping, optional
Directions:
1. Combine cream cheese and 2T white or powdered sugar in mixer bowl and beat until smooth and creamy.
2. Add flour and mix to combine
3. Add vanilla and lemon juice and mix, again
4. Fold in apples and mix until just combined.
5. Warm tortillas in oven, microwave or skillet til just pliable.
6. Add about 1/2 cup of filling to tortilla and wrap them burrito style, making sure to fold ends.
7. Wrap each chimichanga tightly in plastic wrap and place in freezer, seem side down, for a couple hours, at least.
8. Heat oil to about 340 and carefully drop chichanagas in oil seem side down, first.
9. When lightly browned, carefully turn and brown other side.
10. Remove from oil. Continue with however many you are making, frying no more than 2 at a time, because the oil will cool too much.
11. Allow finished chimis to cool, slightly
12. Mix remaining white sugar and cinnamon in large, shallow bowl or plate.
13. Roll each chimi in cinnamon sugar mixture.
14. Serve drizzled in, or on top of, caramel sauce, if desired
15. **please note, the filling of these isn't overly sweet, so taste the cream cheese mixture before rolling, to make sure it's sweet enough for your tastes. It has two more layers of sweetness added to it, with the extra sugar and the caramel sauce, if using, so keep that in mind! For us, as written, it was what we wanted, but it might not be for you, so adjust, if needed. :)
By RecipeOfHealth.com