Caramel Apple Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) package stouffer's frozen harvest apples, thawed
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 cups light brown sugar
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 stir together first three ingredients; press mixture evenly on bottom and up sides of a 10 inch springform pan. freeze 20 minutes.
• 2 stir together apples and flour.
• 3 melt 1/4 cup butter; add apple mixture and 1/2 cup brown sugar. cook, stirring constantly, 3 to 4 minutes or until mixture is thickened. remove from heat.
• 4 beat cream cheese and remaining 1 1/2 cups brown sugar; add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. add vanilla, beat until blended.
• 5 pour half of mixture into prepared crust. gently spoon apple mixture on top, spreading to within 1 inch of edge.
• 6 spoon remaining cream cheese mixture over apple mixture, starting at outer edge and working toward the center.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. turn oven off and let cheesecake stand in oven 30 minutes. cool on a wire rack. chill at least 8 hours.
• 8 garnish with toasted chopped pecans.