Autumn Cheesecake With Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
2 (8 ounce) packages Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 -4 cups apples, thinly peeled & sliced
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F.
CRUST: Mix crumbs, 1/2 cup pecans, 3 tbls sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon & butter.
Press onto bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
Bake @ 325 F for 10 minutes.
FILLING: Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar & vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition, just until blended.
Pour over crust.
TOPPING: Mix 1/3 cup sugar & 1/2 tsp cinnamon; toss with apples.
Spoon apple mixture over cream cheese layer.
Sprinkle with 1/4 cup pecans.
BAKE @ 325 for 1 hour & 10 min to 1 hour & 15 min or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake. Cool before removing rim of pan.
Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.