Apple Cheesecake

Another cheesecake recipe from Recipe Cove

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
Sugar
1 tsp cinnamon; divided
3 tbl butter; melted
16 oz cream cheese; softened
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
4 cups apple slices; thinly sliced, peeled (about 2 1/2 lbs apples)
1/2 cup pecans; chopped

Instructions:



Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and margarine in small bowl; mix well.
Press onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch pie plate.
Bake crust 10 minutes.
Beat together cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl until well blended.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Blend in vanilla.
Pour into crust.
Combine remaining 1/3 cup sugar and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in large bowl.
Add apples; toss gently to coat.
Spoon apple mixture over cream cheese mixture.
Sprinkle with pecans.
Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes or until set.
Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
Refrigerate.

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