Applesauce Cheesecake Recipe 45

DECADENT CHEESECAKE WITH MAPLE APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whip cream cheese for about 30 seconds.
• Add powdered sugar and lemon juice. Mix well.
• In a separate bowl, whip cream until stiff peaks form.
• Fold gently into cream cheese mixture.
• Pour into graham cracker crust.
• Chill for 2 to 3 hours.
• For Maple Apple Topping in a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add apples for 5 minutes until tender.
• In a small bowl, combine maple syrup, sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon. Add to apples in skillet.
• Cook for an addition 4 minutes or until the sauce is thickened. Remove from heat and let cool about 10 minutes.
• Cut cheesecake into individual slices and spoon sauce over each piece.
• Sprinkle with toasted pecans.

DELICIOUS APPLE STREUSEL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
• Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Press into the bottom of the prepared springform pan to form a crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 7 to 9 minutes. Cool to room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes.
• While crust cools, mix apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon until coated and set aside.
• Beat cream cheese and white sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Slowly add milk. Best in eggs one at a time. Stir in sour cream, flour, and vanilla extract on low speed or by hand until smooth. Do not overmix; you may have some small bits of cream cheese in the mix, but those will melt as the cheesecake cooks.
• Pour 1/2 of the filling over the prepared crust. Arrange coated apples over the filling, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Top with remaining filling.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
• While cheesecake is baking, combine flour, brown sugar, and melted butter in a bowl. Sprinkle quickly over the cheesecake. Continue baking until set, about 20 minutes more.
• Turn the oven off but do not open the door, allowing the cheesecake to cool in the oven for at least 4 hours; this helps prevent cracking. Refrigerate to allow cake to fully set before serving, 2 to 4 hours more.

APPLESAUCE CHEESECAKE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. In medium bowl, combine all crust ingredients and mix well. Press in bottom of 10 inch springform pan. In large bowl combine cream cheese sugar and flour. Beat until fluffy and light. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Add remaining ingredients, beat until well blended. Pour into crust lined pan. Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes. ( to minimize cracking place shallow pan half full of water on lower oven rack during baking). Cool. Refrigerate for several hours.

CINNAMON APPLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a bowl, beat butter, brown sugar and cinnamon until blended. Beat in flour, oats and walnuts until well blended. Press onto bottom and 1-1/2 in. up sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place on a baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in milk and juice concentrate until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until blended (mixture will be thin). Pour into crust. Return pan to baking sheet. , Bake until center is almost set, 40-45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight, covering when completely cooled., To serve, in a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat; saute apples until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Cool slightly., For glaze, in a small saucepan, mix cornstarch, cinnamon and juice concentrate until smooth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir until thickened, about 1 minute. Add 1 tablespoon glaze to sauteed apples; toss to coat., Remove rim from springform pan. Top cheesecake with apples. Drizzle with glaze. Serve immediately or refrigerate until serving.