Philadelphia Okanagan Cheesecake
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 12 Categories:
Apples
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Cheesecakes
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Desserts
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Fruits
Ingredients: 1 1/2
cups
Crushed ginger cookies 1/2
cup
Toasted pecans,
chopped fine
1/4
cup
Butter,
melted
3
8-oz packages cream cheese
Softened 1
cup
Sugar 1/2
teaspoon
Lemon juice 1/2
teaspoon
Vanilla extract 3
Eggs 2
Apples,
sliced and sprinkled
With sugar and cinnamon 1/2
cup
Apple jelly,
melted
Directions:
Heat oven to 350F. Combine cookie crumbs, pecans and butter, press onto bottom and 2" up the sides of a 9" springform pan. Bake 10 minutes.
With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, just until blended. Pour over crust. Top with apple slices in a pinwheel pattern. Bake 50 minutes or until set. Cool. Refrigerate overnight.
Just before serving, spoon jelly over surface. Garnish as desired.
Canadian Living October 1993
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