
How To Make Homemade Caramel Apple Cheesecake
Enjoy the fall flavors of this all-time favorite caramel apple cheesecake, loaded with creamy cream cheese, tender apples, and a drizzle of gooey caramel!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1¾cupsgraham cracker crumbs
- 1½tbspwhite sugar
- ¼cupmargarine,melted
- 2cupscaramels,individually wrapped, unwrapped
- ½cupheavy whipping cream
- 14ozcream cheese,softened
- ½cupwhite sugar
- ½cupsour cream
- 1tbspvanilla extract
- 2eggs
- 2cupsGranny Smith apples,diced
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
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Combine the graham cracker crumbs and 1½ tablespoons of sugar in a bowl. Add the margarine and mix well.
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Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and press into the bottom, forming a crust.
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Bake in the oven until lightly browned for about 10 minutes. Remove pan from oven and reduce the temperature to 325 degrees F.
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Melt the caramels and cream together in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.
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Remove from heat and cool slightly. Reserve 1 cup of caramel for the cheesecake filling and refrigerate the rest until serving time.
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Beat the cream cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Add ½ cup of white sugar and beat until combined, scraping sides and beaters as needed.
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Add the sour cream and vanilla extract and beat until well combined. Add the eggs and beat at low speed just until incorporated.
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Fold 1 cup of caramel sauce and apples into cream cheese mixture, then pour the mixture over the crust.
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Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven heat to 275 degrees F and continue baking for 75 to 90 minutes until the center is mostly set.
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Cool completely to room temperature. Refrigerate until chilled for at least 1 hour.
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Heat reserved caramel sauce and drizzle over cheesecake. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 306.59kcal
- Fat: 23.51g
- Saturated Fat: 11.16g
- Trans Fat: 0.78g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 7.00g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.02g
- Carbohydrates: 20.43g
- Fiber: 0.68g
- Sugar: 15.12g
- Protein: 3.93g
- Cholesterol: 81.73mg
- Sodium: 229.25mg
- Calcium: 66.10mg
- Potassium: 113.47mg
- Iron: 0.62mg
- Vitamin A: 191.25µg
- Vitamin C: 0.15mg
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