Apple Turtle Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. chocolate graham cracker crumbs
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. finely chopped nuts
1/4 c. melted butter
3 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. sour cream
2/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 dashes nutmeg
2 Tbsp. flour
2 c. peeled, sliced apples
1/3 c. salted pecans
14 caramels + 1 Tbsp. water
1/3 c. chocolate chips plus 1 tsp. shortening
Rollo candies

Preparation

Mix crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and nuts together.
Stir in butter and blend well.
Put in 9-inch spring-form pan to form crust.
Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, eggs, vanilla and sour cream.
Combine sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and flour.
Toss with apples.
Pour 1/2 cheesecake mixture into crust lined pan.
Arrange 1/2 apples in concentric circle over cheesecake layer.
Pour 1/2 the remaining cheese over apples.
Arrange balance of apples over cheese layer and top with remaining cheese mixture.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour. Cool, then refrigerate overnight.
Arrange nuts on top of cooled cheesecake.