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Caramel Apple Cheesecake




Source of Recipe


Wilton Enterprises


List of Ingredients




Crust Ingredients:
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Filling Ingredients:
3 packages (8 oz. ea.) cream cheese, softened
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup sour cream
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 small Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping

Topping Ingredients:
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
3-4 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping


Recipe



Preheat oven to 325°F. In medium bowl, combine all crust ingredients. Press mixture into bottom of springform pan. Bake 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven; cool completely.

In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at time, vanilla and sour cream. Beat in sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon until mixture is smooth. Gently fold in caramel ice cream topping and apples. Pour into cooled crust. Place a shallow pan of water on bottom rack of oven. Place springform pan on cookie sheet in oven. Bake 1-1 1/4 hours. Turn oven off and leave for 1 hour. Remove from oven and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.

Just before serving, prepare topping. In small bowl, blend sour cream and confectioners' sugar; spread over top of cheesecake. Drizzle ice cream topping over sour cream mixture. Using knife or small spatula, gently pull caramel though sour cream.

Makes 10-12 servings.