Baked Apple Pie Cheesecake
By Philadelphia Kitchen
Prep
15-30 mins
Total
7 HRS 10 MIN
Servings
16 Servings
Enjoy a fluffy slice of fall flavor with our Baked Apple Pie Cheesecake. This dreamy cake is loaded with baked apple slices and other fun seasonal spices. Watch this short video to see how you can make this beautiful Baked Apple Pie Cheesecake on your own!
Ingredients
3
Granny Smith apples (about 1 lb.), peeled, sliced
1-1/4
cups
sugar, divided
1-1/2
tsp
ground cinnamon, divided
1-1/4
cups
graham cracker crumbs
1/4
cup
old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
2
tbsp
butter, melted
4
pkg
(8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Original Cream Cheese Spread, softened
1
tsp
vanilla
4
eggs
Original Cream Cheese Spread
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 325°F. Combine graham crumbs, oats, butter, remaining cinnamon and 2 Tbsp. of the remaining sugar; press onto bottom of 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 1/2 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.
