Apple Cheesecake

Apple Cheesecake

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This apple cheesecake is moist, easy and a delicious dessert. It’s the perfect sweet and spicy cake, with chunks of sweet apples in a cream cheese filling with a melt-in-your-mouth cookie crust.The recipe was inspired by two things: one, I had apples that I needed to use, and two, truthfully I wanted something more exciting than your average apple cake.

Although apple cake is one of my favorite cakes, it can be a bit predictable. I was having two ladies over for lunch, one I never met, so I wanted something more exciting. Introducing: an apple cheesecake with a cookie crust, featuring all the flavors of an apple cake, but better!

You can use any variety of sweet apples you like or have on hand. In this recipe, I used Red Delicious and Gala.

In addition to leaving you with a delicious cheesecake, this apple cheesecake recipe will fill your home with the most cozy, comforting aroma of apples and spices.

I used a 9-inch spring form pan with a removable bottom. Grease the pan to prevent sticking. It’s also better if you cool the apple cheese cake completely before slicing.

I don’t know about you, but for me, I like simple, easy desserts that taste delicious, come together in less than a hour, but have your friends thinking it took hours. This is one of those cakes. It’s  simple and so delicious, you’ll want to make it often.

This cake freezes well for a ready-to-make dessert and keeps fresh for a day or two covered in the refrigerator .

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Apple Cheesecake

A soft cinnamon cookie crust is layered with creamy cheesecake and sweet grated apples, then finished with a simple cinnamon glaze for a cozy dessert that's perfect for any occasion.

Apple Cheesecake Cookie Crust

  • 1 stick butter
  • 1½ cups cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp each cinnamon, allspice, and vanilla

Apple Cheesecake Filling

  • 2 packages of 4 oz cream cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 unpeeled sweet apples, grated
  • 1 tbsp each vanilla and cinnamon

  1. Heat oven to 350º F

  2. Coat a 9-inch spring form pan with nonstick cooking spray

  3. Beat eggs, sugar, vanilla and butter together until light

  4. Combine dry ingredients

  5. Add dry ingredients to liquid ingredients

  6. Mix until well blended

  7. Pour crust into the prepared spring form pan

  8. Then mix filling ingredients together except for the apples until light

  9. Add the apples and mix just until blended

  10. Bake in a 350º F oven for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean

  11. Cool for 20 minutes

  12. Drizzle cooled cake with a simple glacé

Apple Cheesecake Glacé

  1. Mix 2 cups powdered sugar with 2 tablespoons of milk and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

  2. Drizzle the mixture over over a cooled cake and enjoy!