Apple Cinnamon Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Ingredients
    1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened and divided
    1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
    1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
    1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
    1 (14 ounce) can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk)
    3 eggs
    1/2 cup frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
    2 medium all-purpose apples, cored and sliced
    cinnamon, apple glaze** (recipe follows )
Preparation
    Instructions :
    Preheat oven to 300\u00b0F
    In small bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter and sugar until fluffy. Add flour, oats, walnuts and cinnamon; mix well. Press firmly on bottom and halfway up side of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes.
    In large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
    Gradually beat in EAGLE BRAND(R) until smooth (DO NOT OVERBEAT). Add eggs and apple juice concentrate; mix well.
    Pour into prepared pan. Bake 45 minutes or until center springs back when lightly touched. Cool.
    In large skillet, cook apples in remaining 1 tablespoon butter until tender-crisp. Arrange on top of cheesecake; drizzle with Cinnamon Apple Glaze. Chill.
    Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.
    *Cinnamon Apple glaze:
    *Notes: Cinnamon Apple Glaze: In small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed, 1 teaspoon cornstarch and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; mix well. Over low heat, cook and stir until thickened. (Makes about 1/4 cup.).

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