Apple Cheesecake with Caramel Sauce

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Description

Caramel apple meets cheesecake in this recipe that gives you a neat twist on either dessert ideal for an autumnal dinner!

Ingredients

  • 1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling
  • 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup caramel ice cream topping
  • 12 pecan halves
  • ⅔ cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Reserve 3/4 cup of apple pie filling and set aside.
  2. Spoon remaining pie filling into crust. In a large bowl
  3. combine cream cheese
  4. sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth then add eggs and mix well. Pour over apple filling in crust.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes
  6. or until center is set. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature.
  7. Mix reserved apple filling and caramel topping in a small saucepan. Heat for about 1 minute. Arrange apple slices around outside edge of cheesecake. Spread caramel sauce evenly over. Decorate with pecan halves around edge. Sprinkle with chopped pecans. Chill until ready to serve.

Servings: 12

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