Apple Cheesecake Recipe | Cookies & Cups

All About My Favourite Apple Cheesecake Recipe

• Two desserts in a single. This dessert combines creamy home made cheesecake with a sweet-tart cinnamon apple topping that tastes identical to the filling in apple pie. 
• Fuss-free. The apple layer means you don’t have to fret about cracks within the cheesecake! There’s no water tub wanted, no fussing with a pastry crust, and the cheesecake batter comes collectively in a single bowl.
• Good for a fall. There’s no higher time for apple cheesecake than apple season! Use a mixture of baking apples when making the topping for much more layers of taste. This cheesecake can be an awesome dessert to make forward because it wants time to relax.

Collect Your Cheesecake Elements

The cheesecake base is your traditional cheesecake baked in a graham cracker crust. The elements are tremendous easy! Scroll to the recipe card on the backside of the publish for the printable recipe with the total quantities.

• Crust – I make a model of my home made graham cracker crust from graham cracker crumbs blended with pecans, melted butter, sugar, and cinnamon. You may substitute graham cracker crumbs with crushed Nilla wafers or gingersnap cookies. Be happy to omit the pecans for a nut-free crust.
• Cream Cheese – Dropped at room temperature. Use bricks of full-fat cream cheese and never the spreadable sort that is available in tubs. 
• Sugar – I exploit granulated sugar, however mild brown sugar will even work.
• Eggs and Vanilla – The eggs will also be at room temperature for even mixing.

Caramel Apple Topping

• Apples – Because you’ll bake this cheesecake, select an apple for the topping that’s good for baking, like Granny Smith, Cortland, or Honeycrisp. Peel and slice the apples thinly.
• Cinnamon and Sugar – You’ll mix granulated sugar (or brown sugar) with cinnamon to taste the apples. Substitute the cinnamon with nutmeg or apple pie spice in case you’d like.
• Pecans – Just like the pecans within the crust, you possibly can skip them as a garnish in case you’re making this recipe nut-free.

Find out how to Make Apple Cheesecake

I’ve coated the steps beneath so that you’ll have an concept of what to anticipate when assembling your apple cheesecake. There are a couple of layers concerned, however every one is simple to organize:

• Make the crust. Combine the graham cracker crumbs, pecans, melted butter, sugar, and cinnamon, and press the combination right into a springform pan. Blind bake the crust at 350ºF for 10 minutes. Go away the oven on after you are taking it out, because you’ll bake your cheesecake quickly sufficient!

• Make the cheesecake filling. In your stand mixer’s bowl, beat cream cheese with sugar. Then, add the eggs, mixing in between every addition, and add the vanilla. Bear in mind to scrape down the edges of the bowl. Unfold the filling into your ready crust. 

• Put together the apple topping. Toss sliced apples with cinnamon sugar, and unfold the apples on prime of your cheesecake. Sprinkle pecans over prime.
• Bake. Bake the cheesecake within the 350ºF oven for 60-70 minutes, till it’s simply set within the center.

Cooling and Serving

After your cheesecake bakes, don’t take away it from the pan immediately, however gently loosen the perimeters with a knife. Go away the cheesecake to chill on the counter for about 1 hour. Afterward, transfer it to the fridge to relax for 4 hours, or in a single day. 

When it’s time to serve, launch the springform pan. Prime your apple cheesecake with caramel sauce or whipped cream, and luxuriate in. I feel a drizzle of apple cider caramel sauce would even be scrumptious!

Fast Ideas

• Cool the cheesecake progressively. Permit the cheesecake to chill at room temperature, after which chill it for 4-6 hours. I normally put together this cheesecake the day earlier than serving, so it might probably chill within the fridge in a single day.
• Substitute store-bought apple pie filling. In case you’re brief on time, substitute the home made apple topping with a can of apple pie filling. 
• Take it excessive with a streusel! For much more taste and crunch, add a crumbly streusel topping over the apple layer. It’ll give this apple cheesecake some severe Dutch apple pie vibes. Crunchy streusel can be an awesome potential stand-in for pecans in case you’re leaving out the nuts.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake FAQs

Find out how to Retailer

• Refrigerate. Retailer your caramel apple cheesecake coated within the fridge for as much as 4 days.
• Freeze. In case you’d wish to make this cheesecake forward and freeze it, enable it to relax absolutely within the fridge beforehand. Double-wrap the cheesecake tightly (first in plastic wrap, then in foil) and freeze it contained in the pan for finest outcomes. Thaw within the fridge earlier than serving.