Autumn Apple Cheesecake Recipe

Autumn Apple Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients

For Crust:

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups apples – peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. In a medium bowl, stir together graham cracker crumbs, pecans, sugar, cinnamon and butter
3. Press into the bottom of a greased, 9 inch springform pan
4. Bake crust for 10 minutes
5. In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar until smooth
6. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla
7. Pour into crust
8. In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon
9. Toss mixture with apples to coat
10. Spoon over batter and sprinkle with chopped pecans
11. Bake 60 to 70 minutes, until center is just set
12. Cool, cover and refrigerate overnight
13. Garnish suggestion – fresh apple slices coated with cinnamon and sugar

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