Apple Cinnamon Cheesecake

A great cheesecake from Eagle Brand that is so easy and so good! A great mix of apples and cinnamon will be sure to please who ever you serve!

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 12-14

Ingredients

• Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  plus 1 tablespoon butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened and divided
• 1⁄4 cup  firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1⁄4 cup  finely chopped walnuts
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can  eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk)
• 3  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup  frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
• 2  medium  all-purpose apples, cored and sliced
•  cinnamon, apple glaze** (recipe follows )

Directions

1. Instructions :
2. Preheat oven to 300°F
3. In small bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter and sugar until fluffy. Add flour, oats, walnuts and cinnamon; mix well. Press firmly on bottom and halfway up side of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes.
4. In large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
5. Gradually beat in EAGLE BRAND® until smooth (DO NOT OVERBEAT). Add eggs and apple juice concentrate; mix well.
6. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 45 minutes or until center springs back when lightly touched. Cool.
7. In large skillet, cook apples in remaining 1 tablespoon butter until tender-crisp. Arrange on top of cheesecake; drizzle with Cinnamon Apple Glaze. Chill.
8. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.
9. *Cinnamon Apple glaze:
10. *Notes: Cinnamon Apple Glaze: In small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed, 1 teaspoon cornstarch and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; mix well. Over low heat, cook and stir until thickened. (Makes about 1/4 cup.).