Harvest Apple Cheesecake Recipes

AUTUMN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a large bowl, stir together the graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and melted butter; press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar. Mix at medium speed until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in vanilla; pour filling into the baked crust.
• In a small bowl, stir together 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Toss the cinnamon-sugar with the apples to coat. Spoon apple mixture over cream cheese layer and sprinkle with 1/4 cup chopped pecans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes. With a knife, loosen cake from rim of pan. Let cool, then remove the rim of pan. Chill cake before serving.

AUTUMN CHEESECAKE WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• CRUST: Mix crumbs, 1/2 cup pecans, 3 tbls sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon & butter.
• Press onto bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
• Bake @ 325 F for 10 minutes.
• FILLING: Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar & vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition, just until blended.
• Pour over crust.
• TOPPING: Mix 1/3 cup sugar & 1/2 tsp cinnamon; toss with apples.
• Spoon apple mixture over cream cheese layer.
• Sprinkle with 1/4 cup pecans.
• BAKE @ 325 for 1 hour & 10 min to 1 hour & 15 min or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake. Cool before removing rim of pan.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

AUTUMN HARVEST CARAMEL APPLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• 1. CRUST-crush graham crackers in food processor-remove, finely chop nuts in food processor-remove. Put crackers, nuts, brown sugar in bowl and add melted butter, mix together, poor in 9 inch spring form pan, spread mixture evenly on bottom of pan,bring some of the crackers up the side of the pan evenly (as seen in my photo)Bake@350 for 5 minutes-do not over bake.
• 2. APPLES-peel,core and dice apples then put in frying pan with melted butter, after 3 minutes sprinkle with one teaspoon of cinnamon and stir, about 2 min more they should be soft and brown-remove and let cool.
• 3. FILLING-beat cream cheese,sugar,eggs,sour cream,add 2t of cinnamon and 2t nutmeg,add cooled apples and stir. Pour into spring form pan and bake at 350 for about 1 hour.
• 4. CARAMEL SAUCE-in a good sauce pan put in caramels, butter and milk, stir until melted. Take off burner and let cool.
• 5. TAKE OUT- cheesecake from oven and allow to cool, pour cool caramel sauce over cake and put in refrigerator. Let stand for a few hours or overnight.
• 6. SERVING-take out of refrigerator and let stand about 30 minutes. Spring open pan SLOWLY to, remove side of pan,it is a good idea to have a small container of warm water to clean knife off after cutting then dry with towel and cut again-the topping can get gooey.
• 7. MUST HAVES-you will need a 9 inch spring form pan with this recipe as seen in one of my pictures.
• 8. FRESH-I always make sure I have the freshest eggs, cream cheese, and sour cream when I make this. As in any recipe I do think it makes a big difference.
• 9. I do hope that you,your family and friends enjoy this recipe and it becomes a family tradition as it is in our family.