Carolyn & Nate's Caramel Apple Cheesecake |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 38 Minutes |
Ready In: 68 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Daughter Carolyn & grandson Nathan came up with this delicious cheesecake one Christmas. Now it is a traditional recipe in their house. Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour |
1/2 cup butter |
3/4 cup sugar |
1 egg yolk |
2 tablespoons butter |
2 apples, peeled, cored & thinly sliced |
20 kraft caramels |
1/2 teaspoon milk |
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature |
1/2 cup sugar |
2 eggs |
whipped cream, and additional melted |
caramel (to garnish) (optional) |
Directions:
1. Crust:.
2. Combine Flour, margarine, sugar and egg yolk. Press into the bottom and slightly up the side of a greases 9-inch spring form pan; set aside.
3. Cheesecake:.
4. Preheat oven to 325°F
5. Melt butter in a skillet and saute apples until
6. slightly golden. Arrange apples on crust.
7. Combine caramels and milk and melt over low heat or microwave on low power 4
8. minutes. Drizzle over apples. In a large bowl cream cheese and sugar until
9. mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, add vanilla.
10. Pour mixture over apple-caramel mixture and bake for 35-38 minutes.
11. Cool on
12. a wire rack, then chill. Garnish with additional caramel sauce and whipped
13. cream, if desired. Serves 12.
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