Candied Apple Pie Cheesecake

This is the winner of the Philadelphia Cheesecake Contest and is a twist on a classic holiday favorite. Recipe by Deborah Biggs.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 1  cup  crushed nabisco  ginger snaps
• 3  tablespoons butter, melted
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 16  ounces cream cheese, Softened
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup  apple pie filling, divided
• 1⁄2 cup walnut pieces, divided
• 1⁄2 cup  toffee pieces, divided

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325. Mix ginger snap crumbs, butter and 2 tablespoons sugar; press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate.
2. Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla with mixer until blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each just until blended. Stir in half each of pie filling, nuts and toffee. Pour into crust.
3. Bake 35 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 4 hours. Top with remaining pie filling, nuts and toffee.