Apple Pie Cheesecake
Ingredients:
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans (optional)
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
3 large eggs
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups chopped peeled apples
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
8 tablespoons caramel topping
whipped cream
4 tablespoons chopped pecans
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly grease a 9 or 10-inch springform pan.
- Combine the first six ingredients and press into the bottom of the prepared springform pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes and cool on a wire rack.
- In a large mixing bowl beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
- Add the eggs and beat on low until just combined.
- Stir in vanilla.
- Evenly pour over the baked crust.
- Toss the apples with lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon and carefully spoon over the cream cheese mixture.
- Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until center is almost set.
- Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
- Carefully run a knife around the edge of cheesecake to loosen.
- Drizzle with 4 T of the caramel topping.
- Continue to cool for 1 hour.
- Place in the fridge overnight.
- Remove sides from the pan.
- Just before serving garnish with whipping cream, chopped pecans and the remaining caramel.