A recipe for caramel apple cheesecake that uses cinnamon and an apple caramel sauce to bring your favourite fall flavours into a decadent and rich dessert.
2-250gpkg, Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
½cupsugar
½teaspoonvanilla
2eggs
⅓cupfrozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
candied pecans or other nuts, optional
For caramel topping:
½cupsugar
3tablespoonfrozen apple juice concentrate, thawed, divded
3tablespoonunsalted butter
¼cup35% whipping cream
⅛teaspooncinnamon
Instructions
Heat oven to 350F.
Wrap 6" springform pan in a double layer of aluminum foil, over bottom and sides making sure it comes up to the top edges so that the water bath won't leak in.
Stir graham cracker crumbs, butter and cinnamon together in a small bowl to form coarse crumbs. Press into the bottom of the prepare pan. Bake for 10 minutes and cool. Place pan in a shallow roasting pan.
Turn on kettle with water. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each until just blended. Stir in juice concentrate; pour into cooled crust. Place in preheated oven.
Pour boiling water into pan, enough to come up about 1 - 1 ½" up the side of the foil wrapped pan.
Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until centre is almost set.
Let stand in water bath until water cools completely. Discard foil and refrigerate cheesecake until completely chilled, at least 4 hours or overnight.
For caramel sauce:
In a small saucepan bring sugar and 2 tablespoon juice to a boil whisking occasionally to dissolve sugar. Boil for 5 minutes without whisking, but swirl the pan occasionally.
Remove from heat and add butter (the mixture will bubble and foam), stir until smooth. Whisk in cream, remaining juice and cinnamon. Cool then refrigerate until chilled.
To Assemble:
Carefully remove cheesecake from bottom of springform pan, drizzle with caramel sauce and top with nuts (if using).
Notes
Recipe republished with permission from Kraft Canada.
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