Recipe: Apple Pecan Cheesecake

apple_pecan_cheesecakeApple Pecan Cheesecake

  • 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 4 cups peeled and chopped apples
  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Heat oven to 325 degrees, line 13×9 baking pan with foil. Mix crumbs, butter and 2 Tbsp brown sugar, press onto bottom of pan. Bake 10 min.

Beat cream cheese, 1 cup brown sugar and vanilla with mixer until blended. Add sour cream, blend. Add eggs one at a time, mixing on low speed after each egg until just blended. Pour over crumbs.

Mix remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar, apples, pecans and cinnamon, spoon over batter.

Bake 1 hour, cool. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.

Makes 16 servings.

Original recipe: Kraft Foods (www.jello.com)

~Phil
Owner/Operator
MonsterCandyApples.com

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