Cheesecakes need time to season- they are worth the wait!
We hate that we don't currently have a picture of this beautiful cheesecake, which just means we need a thinly veiled reason for making another one in the next few days-
Use your food processor to make the ultimate graham cracker pie crust:
Graham Cracker Crust
2 cups finely ground graham crackers
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
8 Tablespoons melted unsalted butter
Combine in processor and press into 10 inch springform pan.
Caramel Sauce
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
dash of salt
1/4 + 1/8 cup heavy cream (or use same amount of milk but add 1 T. butter)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Melt the butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar, lemon juice and salt. Cook and stir until bubbling, about 4 minutes.
Remove from heat and add the cream or milk. Whisk and return to low heat. Cook for 10 minutes without stirring. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Let cool to room temperature.
Apple Cheesecake Recipe
1 can apple pie filling
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
Preheat oven to 350*f. Pour the apple pie filling into prepared graham cracker crust.
In a large bowl whip the cream cheese until fluffy. Add sugar, vanilla and eggs and mix until smooth. Pour over the apple pie filling.
Set the springform pan onto a cookie sheet and place in preheated oven. Bake for 35 minutes. Turn off the oven and let the cake set in oven for two hours but DO NOT OPEN OVEN. (this helps keep the cake from cracking)
Remove from oven and let cool to room temperature. Spread caramel sauce evenly over the top. Cover loosely and set in refrigerator for 24 hours to season.
Let us know what you think! This recipe may sound a bit strange from the typical, New York-Style cheesecakes but believe us when we say it is well worth the effort!
Use your food processor to make the ultimate graham cracker pie crust:
Graham Cracker Crust
2 cups finely ground graham crackers
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
8 Tablespoons melted unsalted butter
Combine in processor and press into 10 inch springform pan.
Caramel Sauce
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
dash of salt
1/4 + 1/8 cup heavy cream (or use same amount of milk but add 1 T. butter)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Melt the butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar, lemon juice and salt. Cook and stir until bubbling, about 4 minutes.
Remove from heat and add the cream or milk. Whisk and return to low heat. Cook for 10 minutes without stirring. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Let cool to room temperature.
Apple Cheesecake Recipe
1 can apple pie filling
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
Preheat oven to 350*f. Pour the apple pie filling into prepared graham cracker crust.
In a large bowl whip the cream cheese until fluffy. Add sugar, vanilla and eggs and mix until smooth. Pour over the apple pie filling.
Set the springform pan onto a cookie sheet and place in preheated oven. Bake for 35 minutes. Turn off the oven and let the cake set in oven for two hours but DO NOT OPEN OVEN. (this helps keep the cake from cracking)
Remove from oven and let cool to room temperature. Spread caramel sauce evenly over the top. Cover loosely and set in refrigerator for 24 hours to season.
Let us know what you think! This recipe may sound a bit strange from the typical, New York-Style cheesecakes but believe us when we say it is well worth the effort!
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