Caramel Apple Cheesecake

I’m normally not a cheesecake person, but this one makes its way into our rotation in the Autumn when we are swimming in fresh apples to use.  You can either use store bought caramel sauce to top it off, or make your own simple sauce.  Here is a link to our favorite home made caramel sauce.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Ingredients

Ingredients include:

Crust:

  • Graham cracker ready crust

Filling

  • 1 8 ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 large gala apples

Topping

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Optional Topping

  • Caramel Sauce 
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First mix all the fillings ingredients (except apples) in a bowl.  Pour the mixed batter into the pie crust.  

  • 1 8 ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 large gala apples, peeled and sliced thin
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Next, peel and thin slice the apples.  Layer them over the filling.  The apples will be covered by a topping, so the pattern doesn’t need to be perfect. 

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Bake at 375 degrees for 55 minutes (I have a convection oven).  Pull the pie out of the oven to cool for 20 minutes.  In the meantime, set the oven to 475 degrees.

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While the pie cools, make the topping.  Mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla in a bowl.  After 20 minutes of pie cooling, place the topping on the pie and place back into the oven to bake for 5 more minutes.

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Top with caramel sauce of your choice.  We like to make our own.  You can also top with grated chocolate.

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We may or may not top each piece with even more caramel.  Enjoy!