Paula Deen’s Caramel Apple Cheesecake
(from saymyname’s recipe box)
Source: Paula Deen
Serves 6 peopleCategories: Apples, Cheesecake, Dessert, Paula Deen
Ingredients
- 1 (20 ounce) can apple pie filling
- 1 (10 inch) graham cracker crust
- 16 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup caramel topping
- 12 pecan halves
- 2 tablespoons chopped pecans
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Reserve 3/4 cup apple filling, and set aside. Spoon remaining apple filling into the crust. Beat together in large bowl, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, eggs. Pour over pie filling.
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Bake for 35 minutes. Cool.
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Meanwhile, mix reserved pie filling and caramel topping and heat for 1 minute in a small saucepan.
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Spread warm topping evenly over cooked, cooled cheesecake.
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Decorate entire edge of cake with the 12 pecan halves, and sprinkle middle of cheesecake with chopped pecans.
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Refrigerate, share, and enjoy!