Carolyn & Nate's Caramel Apple Cheesecake

Submitted by Chef #782749 Photogardener

"Daughter Carolyn & grandson Nathan came up with this delicious cheesecake one Christmas. Now it is a traditional recipe in their house."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 8mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 12 slices
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 apples, peeled, cored & thinly sliced
• 20 Kraft caramels
• 1⁄2 teaspoon milk
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• whipped cream, and additional melted
• caramel (to garnish) (optional)

directions

1. Crust:.
2. Combine Flour, margarine, sugar and egg yolk. Press into the bottom and slightly up the side of a greases 9-inch spring form pan; set aside.
3. Cheesecake:.
4. Preheat oven to 325°F
5. Melt butter in a skillet and saute apples until
6. slightly golden. Arrange apples on crust.
7. Combine caramels and milk and melt over low heat or microwave on low power 4
8. minutes. Drizzle over apples. In a large bowl cream cheese and sugar until
9. mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, add vanilla.
10. Pour mixture over apple-caramel mixture and bake for 35-38 minutes.
11. Cool on
12. a wire rack, then chill. Garnish with additional caramel sauce and whipped
13. cream, if desired. Serves 12.

Reviews

[Julia K.]

Simply delicious and refreshing <br/>pie crust was almost like a shortbread <br/>and not the usual graham cracker crust<br/><br/>i will make it again