Apple Cardamom Cheesecake
Source of Recipe
McCormick
List of Ingredients
Crust:
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon McCormick® Gourmet CollectionTM Ground Cardamom
1/3 cup butter, melted
Glazed apples:
4 (about 2 pounds) medium cooking apples, peeled and cored
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
3/4 teaspoon McCormick® Gourmet CollectionTM Ground Cardamom
Cheese Filling:
2 packages (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
4 eggs
Recipe
Crust:
1. Mix all ingredients. Press firmly on bottom and 1 inch up the sides of 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
Glazed Apples:
1. Cut apples into 16ths. In large skillet, combine apples with remaining ingredients. Cook until apples begin to caramelize, turning often.
2. Arrange over bottom of crust.
Cheese Filling:
1. Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar, vanilla, and lemon peel. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Pour over apples.
2. Bake in preheated 325°F oven 60-70 minutes, or until lightly browned. Turn oven off and allow cheesecake to remain in oven 1 hour with door slightly ajar. Cool in pan. Chill.
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