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BAKED Apple Pie Cheesecake

WHAT YOU NEED

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Granny Smith apples (about 1 lb.), peeled, sliced

cups sugar, divided

tsp. ground cinnamon, divided

cups graham cracker crumbs

cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats

Tbsp. butter, melted

pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese,

softened

tsp. vanilla

eggs

COOK apples, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon in

saucepan on medium heat 6 min. or until apples are tender,

stirring frequently. Cool.

HEAT oven to 325°F. Combine graham crumbs, oats, butter,

remaining cinnamon and 2 Tbsp. of the remaining sugar; press

onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

BEAT cream cheese, vanilla and remaining sugar in medium bowl

with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low

speed after each just until blended.

SPREAD half the apples over crust to within 1/2 inch of edge;

cover with cream cheese mixture. Refrigerate remaining apples

until ready to use.

BAKE cheesecake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 min. or until center is

almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool

before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.

DRAIN remaining apples just before serving cheesecake. Arrange

apples on top of cheesecake as shown in photo.

MAKE IT

Prep Time: 30 min. | Total Time: 7 hours 10 min. (incl. refrigerating) | Makes: 16 servings