Recipe Apple Cobbler Cheesecake

Apple Cobbler Cheesecake
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 50 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hours + cooling YIELD:12 servings
Ingredients

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• COBBLER LAYER:
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 medium tart apples, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 jar (12 ounces) hot caramel ice cream topping, divided
• CHEESECAKE LAYER:
• 3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup water
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• Whipped cream

Directions

• 1. Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, mix cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto bottom and 1 in. up sides of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Place pan on a 15x10x1-in. baking pan.
• 2. For cobbler layer, in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a small bowl, whisk flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture. Drop half of the dough by tablespoonfuls into crust. Top with half of the apple slices; drizzle with 1/3 cup caramel topping.
• 3. For cheesecake layer, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in flour and water. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour over caramel. Repeat cobbler layer with remaining dough, apple and an additional 1/3 cup caramel topping.
• 4. Bake 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until cheesecake layer no longer jiggles when moved. Cool on a wire rack 30 minutes.
• 5. Serve warm or refrigerate overnight, covering when completely cooled, and serve cold. Loosen sides of cheesecake with a knife. Remove rim from pan. Warm remaining caramel topping. Serve with cheesecake; top with whipped cream. Yield: 12 servings. each 800 calories

 

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