Caramel Apple Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling, divided
• 1 10 inch graham cracker crust
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup caramel topping
• 12 pecan halves, plus
• 2 tablespoons chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350º.
• 2 reserve 3/4 cup apple pie filling.
• 3 spoon remaining filling into pie crust.
• 4 beat together cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• 5 add eggs and mix well.
• 6 pour over apple filling.
• 7 bake 35 minutes or until center is set.
• 8 cool to room temperature.
• 9 mix reserved apple filling and caramel topping in a small saucepan.
• 10 heat, about 1 minute.
• 11 arrange apple slices around outside edge of cheesecake.
• 12 spoon caramel sauce onto the cheesecake and spread evenly.
• 13 decorate with pecan halves around edge.
• 14 sprinkle with chopped pecans.
• 15 refrigerate until ready to serve.