Caramel Apple Cheesecake
Created by TeresaS on April 7, 2017
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 70m
- Recipe #25903
Ingredients
- FOR CRUST
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup chopped pecans (finely chopped,divided)
- 1 bag (11 ounce) caramels
- 1/4 cup milk
- FOR FILLING
- 16 ounces cream cheese (room temperature, 2 packages, 8 ounce each)
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 apples (large Gala apples, peeled, cored and sliced)
- FOR TOPPING
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Garnish
- 2 squares (2 ounces) unsweetened chocolate (baking chocolate)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 375°F.
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Step 2: Crust: In a medium bowl combine cracker crumbs, melted butter and 1/2 cup pecans. Press into bottom and up side of 9-inch spring form pan. Set aside remaining pecans. In a microwave safe bowl combine caramels and milk. microwave on high 3 minutes, stirring after each minute, until completely melted. Pour half the caramel over crust. Store remaining caramel in refrigerator. Refrigerate crust 10 minutes.
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Step 3: Filling: In a bowl, beat cream cheese until soft. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs and vanilla, beating until very smooth. Scrape mixture into pan over crust. Layer apple slices over batter. Bake 55-60 minutes, until just set. Remove from oven. Cool 20 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 475°F.
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Step 4: Topping: Mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Spread over cake and return to oven for 5 minutes. Cool and refrigerate 3 hours.
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Step 5: Garnish: Warm reserved caramel and drizzle over cheesecake. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Coarsely grate of shave chocolate over top.
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Step 6: Cover and refrigerate 3 hours more before serving.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (185.9 g)
- Calories 523.6
- Total Fat - 35.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 16.3 g
- Cholesterol - 152.8 mg
- Sodium - 529.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 40.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 34.1 g
- Protein - 12.5 g
- Calcium - 127.7 mg
- Iron - 1 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg