Caramel Apple Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 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
• 6 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping, divided
• sweetened whipped cream
• 2 tablespoons chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 combine the first five ingredients; press onto the bottom of a lightly greased 9-inch springform pan.
• 2 bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes; cool.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• 4 add eggs; beat on low just until combined.
• 5 stir in vanilla.
• 6 pour over crust.
• 7 toss apples with lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon; spoon over filling.
• 8 place cheesecake/pan in a large rectangular baking pan filled with 2 inches of hot water; place in 350 degree oven and bake for 55-60 minutes or until center is almost set.
• 9 remove cheesecake from oven and water-filled pan and cool on a wire rack to 10 minutes.
• 10 carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen.
• 11 drizzle with 4 tablespoons caramel topping.
• 12 cool for 1 hour.
• 13 refrigerate overnight.
• 14 remove sides of pan.
• 15 just before serving, garnish with whipped cream.
• 16 drizzle with remaining caramel; sprinkle with pecans.
• 17 store in refrigerator.