Apple Cinnamon Cheesecake

Apple Cinnamon Cheesecake

1/2 c butter, softened
1/4 c firmly packed light brown sugar
1 c flour
1/4 c quick cooking oats
1/4 c finely chopped walnuts
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk (Not evaporated milk)
3 large eggs
1/2 c frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
2 medium all purpose apples, cored and sliced

Glaze:
1 T butter
1/4 c apple juice concentrate, thawed
1 tsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp cinnamon

Directions: Preheat oven to 300*  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 a 9" spring-form pan.  Bake 10 minutes.

Beat cream cheese until fluffy in large bowl.  Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth (do not over-beat .  Add eggs and apple juice concentrate; mix well.  Pour into prepared pan.  Bake 45 minutes or until center springs back when lightly touched.  Cool.

Cook apples in remaining 1 T butter until tender-crisp in large skillet.  Arrange on top of cheesecake.  Drizzle with Glaze.  Chill.

Glaze: In small saucepan, combine apple juice concentrate, cornstarch and ground cinnamon; mix well.  Over low heat, cook and stir until thickened.


Note: This took longer to bake than 45 minutes. Quite a bit longer.  Enough that I wonder if I shouldn't have raised the oven temp to 325 or 350, even though the recipe doesn't call for it.

Next time I make it, for the crust I'm going to use less flour and more oats for a more granola-y flavor.


Here is the recipe online