Apple Pie Cheesecake
Source of Recipe
by Laurel, from Cooking Pleasures/Stephanie Littlejohn, Lexington, OK
List of Ingredients
Crust:
2 cups crushed gingersnaps
6 tablespoons butter, melted
Filling:
3 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon amaretto flavoring or vanilla extract
2 medium firm tart apples, peeled, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Topping:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans
1/4 cup butter, meltedRecipe
Heat oven to 350F. Spray bottom of 10-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray. In small bowl, stir together all crust ingredients. Press into bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of pan; wrap outside of pan with foil. Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until set.
Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar at medium speed 2 to 3 minutes or until smooth. Beat in eggs, egg yolk, cream, 2 tablespoons flour and flavoring 1 minute or until blended.
In medium bowl, toss apples with 1 tablespoon brown sugar and cinnamon until lightly coated.
Pour half of the filling into crust; arrange apples over the filling, overlapping slightly. Pour remaining filling over apples. Bake 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir together all topping ingredients; sprinkle over cake. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until top is golden brown and set 3 inches from edge. Cool on wire rack to room temperature. Refrigerate overnight. Store in refrigerator.
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