If you love apple pie but don’t always love making pie, you are going to LOVE this easy Apple Cream Cheese Galette!
It has a flaky pie crust, a sweet cinnamon cream cheese layer, and apple pie filling tucked into a rustic, golden crust. And the best part? You don’t have to make a homemade pie crust or fuss with a pie pan.
This easy apple galette is one of those desserts that looks much more impressive than the amount of work it actually takes.
In fact, I’d call it the low-stress cousin of apple pie.

Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese Galette - an easy to make dessert with flakey pie crust, a cinnamon cream cheese layer, topped with apple pie filling... it's so good!

If making a pie freaks you out a bit, then this is the dessert for you. I use a store-bought pie crust dough, making this SUPER simple.

Why You’ll Love This Apple Galette

There are so many reasons this recipe has become a favorite of mine.

It’s incredibly easy. Refrigerated pie crust and canned apple pie filling make this dessert wonderfully simple.
No pie-making skills required. The rustic folded edges are supposed to look imperfect!
The cinnamon cream cheese layer is SO good. It adds a creamy, slightly tangy layer underneath the sweet apples.
It’s perfect for fall. Apples + cinnamon + cream cheese + flaky crust are basically fall in dessert form
It only takes a handful of ingredients.
It’s beautiful enough for company. Nobody needs to know how easy it was.

Ingredients for Apple Cream Cheese Galette

You only need a few ingredients for this apple galette.

pie crust
cream cheese
cinnamon
egg
sugar
apple pie filling

That’s it!

How to Make Apple Galette

Prepare the crust

Start by rolling out your pie crust on some parchment paper.

Rolling out the pie crust on some parchment paper.

Make the cinnamon cream cheese filling

Next in a bowl, put the softened cream cheese, ground cinnamon, egg, and sugar.

Cream cheese, egg, sugar, and cinnamon for making the cinnamon cream cheese spread.

Then mix it up!

Mixing up the cinnamon cream cheese layer for the Apple Galette.

Add the cream cheese layer

Time to spread that luscious layer of cream cheese on top of the pie crust.

Spread the cinnamon cream cheese layer on top of the pie crust.

Add the apple pie filling

Now it’s time for the apples! You could make your own apple pie filling, but I went with the can… making this a super easy recipe! If you want a homemade apple pie filling you can click this link!

Apples on top of the cinnamon cream cheese layer.

Fold the galette

You can see you want to leave at least a one-inch space around the outside. Then you fold up those edges over the top of the filling. This creates that gorgeous rustic look.

Folding up the edges to create the apple cinnamon cream cheese galette.

Then it’s time to bake! EASY right??

Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese Galette just out of the oven.

I let it cool for a while so that the cream cheese firms up. It’s great cold or served at room temperature.

A slice of Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese Galette

How to Serve Apple Cream Cheese Galette

This galette is delicious served at room temperature, but I especially love it slightly warm.

And if you really want to take it over the top, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

You can even drizzle a little caramel sauce over the top.

Apple + cinnamon + cream cheese + caramel + vanilla ice cream?

Yes, please.

Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese Galette

Apple Galette with a delicious cinnamon cream cheese layer.

Easy to Make Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese Galette with a flakey pie crust base, a cinnamon cream cheese layer and topped with apple pie filling.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Serving Size 8 servings

Equipment

mixer
baking sheet
parchment paper

Ingredients

1 refrigerated pie crust you could make your own if you prefer
4 ounces cream cheese softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 large egg separated
1 tsp cinnamon ground
1 can apple pie filling

Instructions

Preheat your oven 400°. Prep your cookie sheet by placing a piece of parchment paper on top.
Take 1 refrigerated pie crust and open it up on top of the parchment paper.
In a bowl, add your cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, and cinnamon. Use your hand mixer to mix until combined.
Take the cream cheese mixture and smooth on top of the pie crust, leaving about 1 1/2 inches around the outside without the filling.
Take the apple filling and spread it on top of the cream cheese filling, leaving it off the outer 1 1/2 inch edge as well.
Fold that 1 1/2 inch edge up on top of the filling. Work around until all the edges have been folded on top.
Use the egg white and brush the crust edges.
Bake in your preheated 400-degree oven for 20-25 minutes until the edges are started to turn golden brown and the apples are bubbling.
Slide the parchment paper onto a wire rack while you let it cool at least 20 minutes before serving.

Notes

You can serve this dessert warm or at room temperature.

Keep the leftovers in an airtight container and in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

This is perfect served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and if you want to get crazy you can drizzle some caramel sauce on top! If you love apples check these out.