caramel apple cheesecake
categories:  Cake | Cheesecake | Desserts   

Prepared: 2006-10-06

Ingredients:

• Crust:
• 1/2 cup hard margarine (or butter), melted
• 2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
• Filling:
• 2 tbsp hard margarine (or butter), melted
• 1 tsp granulated sugar
• 2 cups sliced cooking apples (such as macintosh), about 2 medium
• 1/2 cup caramel (or butterscotch) sundae topping
• 16 oz light cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• Toppings:
• 1/2 cup caramel (or butterscotch) sundae topping
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Preparation:

• Crust:
• melt margarine in medium saucepan.
• Stir in wafer crumbs.
• Press into bottom and 1 inch (2.5 cm) up sides of ungreased 9 inch (22 cm) springform pan.
• Bake in 350 F (175C) oven for 10 minutes.
• Filling:
• Combine margarine and first amount of sugar in frying pan.
• Add apple.
• Sauté until apple is soft but not mushy.
• Spoon over crust.
• Drizzle first amount of sundae topping over apples.
• Cool.
• Beat cream cheese, second amount of sugar and vanilla together in medium bowl.
• Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until just blended.
• Pour over apple.
• Bake in 350 F (175 C) oven for 45 to 50 minutes until set.
• Cool completely.
• Chill.
• Cut or mark off into 12 wedges.
• Topping:
• Spoon about 2 tsp sundae topping over individual weges.
• Sprinkle each with 1 tsp almonds.

note: to toast almonds, place in single layer in ungreased shallow pan. Bake in 350F (175C) oven for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring or shaking often, until desired doneness. Alternatively place in single layer in a frying pan and toast on stove top, stirring or shaking oftne, until desired doneness.

makes 12 servings @ 391 calories per serving

reviews:

	very yummy... we have made this one more than once.
	Reviewed on 2008-02-27 by rubby