Scrumptious Apple Pecan Cheesecake

Name: Scrumptious Apple Pecan Cheesecake
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 410 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 8 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 1 cup crumbs); ¼ cup butter or margarine, melted; ¾ cup pecans, divided; 3 Tbsp. sugar; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, divided; 2 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; ½ cup sugar; ½ tsp. vanilla; 2 eggs; ⅓ cup sugar; 4 cups apple slices

Surprise your guests with this delicious homemade apple and pecan cheesecake. This baked cheesecake features a cinnamon graham crust and an apple and pecan topping.

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Ingredient list

8 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 1 cup crumbs)
¼ cup butter or margarine, melted
¾ cup finely chopped pecans, divided
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon, divided
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened
½ cup sugar
½ tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
⅓ cup sugar
4 cups thin peeled apple slices

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Recipe Tips

Heat oven to 325°F.

Combine graham crumbs and butter with 1/2 cup nuts, 3 Tbsp. sugar and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 min.

Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.

Combine 1/3 cup sugar and remaining cinnamon. Add to apples in large bowl; toss to evenly coat apples with sugar mixture. Spoon over cream cheese layer in pan; sprinkle with remaining nuts.

Bake 1 hour 10 min. to 1 hour 15 min. or until center of cheesecake is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.

Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.