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Caramel Apple Cheesecake #3
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 12
Categories:
Apples
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Cheesecakes
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Desserts
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Pecans
Ingredients: 1 1/2
cups
Graham cracker crumbs 1/4
cup
Sugar 1/4
cup
Butter or margarine,
melted
1
pound
Caramel candy 5
ounces
Evaporated milk,
(1 can)
1
cup
Pecans 16
ounces
Cream cheese,
softened
1/2
cup
Sugar 2
Eggs 1 1/2
cups
Golden delicious apples,
chopped
1
tablespoon
Flour 1/2
teaspoon
Cinnamon
Directions:
Preheat oven of 350 F. Combine graham cracker crumbs. 1/4 cup sugar and butter, press onto sides and bottom of a 9" springform pan. Unwrap caramels; place in a 2-qt heavy saucepan. Add evaporated milk. Melt caramels over low heat, stirring until smooth. reserve 1/2 cup melted caramel mixture. Pour remaining caramel mixture over crust in pan. Sprinkle half of the chopped pecans over caramel in crust. Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. Toss together 1 cup chopped apple, flour and cinnamon, fold into cream cheese mixture. Spoon cream cheese mixture over caramel crust. Bake 40 minutes. Combine reserved caramel and remaining 1/2 cup chopped apples. Spread over cheesecake, sprinkle with remaining pecans. Continue baking 15 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan. Chill before serving. Refrigerate unused portion.
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