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Caramel Apple Cheesecake

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Caramel Apple Cheesecake
My husband and I just celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary and since we served cheesecake at our wedding reception we decided last year on our anniversary that we would make it tradition to try a different kind of cheesecake every anniversary. Last year we went the easy route and got cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory. This year I decided I would make my own cheesecake. I wanted something to fit the season and while searching on All Recipes found a  recipe for Autumn Cheesecake that looked delish. So I changed a couple things up to turn it into a Caramel Apple Cheesecake. I’ve got to admit I was a little apprehensive about how it would turn out. You never know when you find a random recipe online whether it will turn out to be a winner or a total dud. Well after one bite I was immediately hooked. This is honestly one of the best desserts I have ever had in my life. I’m not just saying that. I seriously have fallen in love. My husband now has a little competition 🙂 lol I served some to my dad as well and he told me it was one of the best desserts he has ever had and that it needed to be tradition to make this every Thanksgiving. I’d have to agree with that 100%!

 

Caramel Apple Cheesecake
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
  • Bottom crust:
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • ½ cup finely chopped pecans
  • 3 tbsp white sugar
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ⅓ c melted unsalted butter
  • Cheese cake filling
  • 2 packages cream cheese ( softened)
  • ½ c white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp almond extract (optional)
  • Topping:
  • 4 cups peeled and thinly sliced apples
  • ⅓ cup white sugar
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ c chopped pecans
  • ¼ c Smuckers hot caramel topping
Instructions
  1. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl mix all ingredients for the crust adding the medled butter last. Then press into the bottom of a 9" springform pan (or just a regular pie pan works as well.)
  2. Then in a separate bowl mix softened cream cheese and sugar until creamed well. Then add the eggs one by one (mixing in between) and lastly add the vanilla and almond extract. Pour and spread cream cheese mixture evenly over crust
  3. In another smaller bowl mix sugar and cinnamon for the topping. Then toss the thinly slices and peeled apples into the mixture as well as ¼ cup caramel topping ( warmed in the microwave). Spread mixture over the top of the cream cheese filling and sprinkle an additional ¼ cup of chopped pecans on top.
  4. Bake in pre-heated oven of 60-70 minutes and then allow to chill in the refrigerator for a couple hours. When ready to serve, heat the hot caramel topping in the microwave and then drizzle desired amount over the top of the chilled cheesecake.

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