Preheat oven (electric cooker: 180 °C/circulating air: 160 °C/gas: see manufacturer). Wash lemon hot, dry and finely grate some peel. Halve the lemon, squeeze the juice. Cream cheese, lemon peel, 2 tbsp. sugar, vanilla, egg and 1⁄4. Stir tsp. cinnamon with a whisk until smooth.
Wash the apples, grate them dry and cut off a flat top. For example 2⁄3 Carefully remove the pulp with a spoon or a ball cutter. Leave a rim of at least 1 1⁄2 cm. Remove seeds and stalks from the flesh and chop finely with the lid. Mix immediately with lemon juice.
Pour the cheesecake mixture evenly into the apples. Wrap the apples firmly with aluminium foil on the underside and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake in a hot oven for about 25 minutes.
In the meantime, boil 2 tablespoons of sugar with approx. 1 tablespoon of water in a pot and caramelise. Deglaze with apple juice. Add apple pulp, bring to the boil while stirring and simmer for about 1 minute. Take the compote off the stove.
For the sauce stir cranberries and sherry until smooth. Pour the apple compote into four bowls. Put the cheesecake apples on top, add a little bit