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Apple-of-Your Eye Cheesecake Recipe


By: Amy Wickett
   
Recipe Categories: Cheesecakes   |   Member Recipes
Average Rating: (10 votes)
Yield: 12 servings
 
Ingredients
  1  cup graham cracker crumbs  
  3  tbsp sugar  
  1/2  tsp ground cinnamom  
  1/4  cup butter, melted  
  2  tbsp finely chopped pecans  
  Filling:  
  3  pkgs. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened  
  3/4  cup sugar  
  3   eggs  
  3/4  tsp vanilla extract  
  Topping:  
  2-1/2  cups chopped peeled apples  
  1  tbsp lemon juice  
  1/4  cup sugar  
  1/2  tsp ground cinnamom  
  6  tbsp caramel ice cream topping, divided  
    Sweetened whipped cream  
  2  tbsp chopped pecans  
 
Instructions
 
  1. Combine the first five ingredients; press onto the bottom of a lightly greased 9-in. springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes; cool.

 
  2. In a mixing bowl; beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low just until combined. Stir in vanilla. Pour over crust. Toss apples with lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon; spoon over filling. Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until center is almost set.

 
  3. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Drizzle with 4 TBSP. caramel topping. Cool for 1 hour. Chill overnight. Remove sides of pan. Just before serving, garnish with whipped cream. Drizzle with remaining caramel: sprinkle with pecans. Store in refrigerator.

 
   


 
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