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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
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