Categories: Pie- Cobbler- Cheesecake-Tart

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs, divided
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 cups peeled and diced Granny Smith apples
• Caramel Apple Topping:
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
• 5 Granny Smith apples
• Caramel Sauce (see recipe)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Sprinkle pecans over bottom of a greased and flour shiny 9-inch springform pan.
2. Beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until blended and smooth. Add 3 eggs, 1 at a time beating just until blended after each addition.
3. Whisk together brown sugar, melted butter, and remaining egg in a large bowl until blended.
4. Stir together flour and next 3 ingredients; add to brown sugar mixture, and stir until blended. Stir in apples. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Carefully spoon cream cheese mixture over batter.
5. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until set. Remove from oven and gently run a knife around outer edge of cheesecake to loosen from sides of pan. (Co not remove sides of pan.)

6. cool completely in pan on a wire rack (about 2 hours). Transfer o a serving plate.

7. Meanwhile, prepare Caramel Apple topping and Caramel Sauce. Spoon topping over cheesecake; drizzle with 1/2 cup Caramel Sauce.(See recipe)

8. Caramel Apple Topping:

9. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add sugar and lemon juice and cook, stirring constantly with a long-handled wooden spoon, 5 to 6 minutes or until mixture turns a light golden brown. Add Granny Smith apples peeled, and cut into 1/2-inch thick wedges. Cook, stirring often, 15 to 18 mire minutes or until apples are tender and caramelized. Remove from heat; cool 20 minutes.

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