Baked Apple Pie Cheesecake
By Philadelphia Kitchen
Enjoy a fluffy slice of holiday flavour with our Baked Apple Pie Cheesecake. This dreamy dessert is layered with tender baked apple slices and warm, cozy seasonal spices—perfect for Christmas gatherings, winter potlucks, and festive entertaining.
Ingredients
908
g
3
Granny Smith apples (about 450 g), peeled, sliced
1 1/4
cup
sugar, divided
1 1/2
tsp
ground cinnamon, divided
4
cups
old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
2
tbsp
butter, melted
1
tsp
vanilla
4
eggs
Original Brick Cream Cheese
Instructions
Step 1
Cook apples, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon in saucepan on medium heat 6 min. or until apples are tender, stirring frequently. Cool.
Step 2
Heat oven to 165°C (325°F). Combine graham crumbs, oats, butter, remaining cinnamon and 2 Tbsp. of the remaining sugar; press onto bottom of a 23 cm (9-inch) springform pan.
Step 3
Beat cream cheese, vanilla and remaining sugar in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
Step 4
Spread half the apples over crust to within 1.3 cm (1/2 inch) of edge; cover with cream cheese mixture. Refrigerate remaining apples until ready to use.
Step 5
Bake cheesecake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
Step 6
Drain remaining apples just before serving cheesecake. Arrange apples on top of cheesecake as shown in photo.
