Caramel-Apple Cheesecake

 
 
 
Ingredients:
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/3 cup flour
  • 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
  • 2/3 cup suagr, divided
  • 2 tbsp. flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup chopped peeled apples
  • 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping, divided
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans

 
 
 
Direction:
Heat oven to 450 F.
Beat butter and sugar at medium until light and fluffy.  Blend in
egg.  Add flour and mix well.  Spread dough onto bottom and sides
of a 9-inch springform pan.  Bake 10 minutes.

Reduce oven to 350 F.

Beat cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, and flour til well blended.  Add
eggs, on at a time, mixing well after each addition.  Blend in the
sour cream.

Toss apple in remaining sugar and cinnamon.  Stir into cream cheese
mixture.  Pour over crust.  Swirl 1/4 cup caramel topping into
cream cheese mixture.

Bake 45 minutes.  Turn off oven and let cool in oven for 1 hour.
Loosen cake from rim of pan and chill for 4 hours or over night.

Top with remaining caramel topping and pecans.