AUTUMN CHEESECAKE

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Contributed by Tamalin Christen

Crust:
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
Filling:
  • 2 8-oz packages cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Topping:
  • 4 cups thin peeled apple slices
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional, but delicious)
Combine crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350° for 8 minutes.

Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in vanilla; pour over crust.

Toss apples with combined sugar and cinnamon. Spoon apple mixture over cream cheese layer; sprinkle with pecans. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill before serving.



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