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Caramel Apple Cheesecake

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  • Prep Time: 45 minutes
  • Cook Time: 85 minutes
  • Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

Description

This Caramel Apple Cheesecake is a showstopping dessert for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and every fall occasion in between!  The lusciously creamy cheesecake is infused with cozy fall spices, topped with warm, brown sugar, cinnamon-spiced apples, then generously drizzled with silky caramel sauce all nestled in a buttery Graham cracker crust – need I say more?  I’ve included detailed instructions on how to make Apple Cheesecake so it will be a runaway success even if you’ve never made cheesecake before.  This recipe requires a few steps, but is mostly an assemble and wait dessert – and it’s so much easier than you think!

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 9-inch round, 3-inch high springform pan
  • 1  3-8 quart  slow cooker liner (or roasting bag)
  • 1 large roasting pan
  • parchment paper
  • foil
  • nonstick cooking spray
  • 14 full sheets honey Graham crackers ((2 scant cups crumbs))
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 8 tablespoons butter, (melted (salted or unsalted))
  • 4 8 oz. pkgs. (32 oz.) full fat cream cheese, (very soft )
  • 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp EACH ground ginger, ground nutmeg, allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sour cream (at room temperature)
  • zest from 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs ( at room temperature)
  • 1 large egg yolk ( at room temperature)
  • 6 Granny Smith apples (about 42 ounces) (peeled, cored and chopped into 1/3" thick pieces)
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter ((or salted and omit salt below))
  • 2/3 cup chopped pecans ((optional but recommended))
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp EACH ground ginger, ground nutmeg, salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup caramel sauce, homemade or store-bought (<<click for recipe (HIGHLY recommend homemade!))
  • whipped cream or ice cream ((optional))

Instructions

  1. PREP
  2. CRUST
  3. WATERPROOF PAN
  4. CHEESECAKE FILLING
  5. WATER BATH
  6. BAKE
  7. CHILL
  8. APPLE TOPPING + Caramel
  9. FOR SERVING:

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