Description
Paula Deen’s Apple Caramel Cheesecake combines creamy richness with autumn’s sweet charm. Layers of spiced apples and silky caramel nestle between a buttery graham cracker crust and luscious cream cheese filling, creating a dessert you cannot resist.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 (8 ounces/226 grams) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 (9 inch/23 centimeters) graham cracker crust
- 1 (21 ounces/595 grams) can apple pie filling
Binding and Sweetening Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup (100 grams) sugar
- ¼ cup (60 milliliters) caramel topping
Flavoring and Garnish:
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 14 chopped pecans and pecan halves
Instructions
- Warm the oven to a precise 180°C / 350°F, ensuring an even temperature for perfect baking.
- Carefully separate 180 milliliters / 3/4 cup of apple pie filling, reserving it for the final garnish. Distribute the remaining filling uniformly across the prepared crust.
- Create a silky cheesecake mixture by whisking cream cheese until ultra-smooth, gradually incorporating granulated sugar and fragrant vanilla extract. Integrate eggs individually, blending thoroughly after each addition to maintain a luxurious texture.
- Gently cascade the cream cheese mixture over the apple-laden crust, maintaining an even layer. Slide into the preheated oven and bake for 30-35 minutes until the center achieves a gentle, set consistency.
- Allow the cheesecake to cool naturally to room temperature, permitting the delicate structure to stabilize.
- Transform the reserved apple pie filling by warming it with caramel sauce in a small saucepan, creating a glossy, spreadable topping that takes mere moments to prepare.
- Artfully drizzle the warm apple-caramel mixture across the cooled cheesecake’s surface, ensuring complete coverage. Embellish the perimeter with whole pecan halves and sprinkle chopped pecans for textural contrast.
- Refrigerate the completed dessert until serving time, allowing flavors to meld and the texture to become perfectly chilled and luxurious.
Notes
- Let the cream cheese reach room temperature, ensuring a silky-smooth filling without pesky lumps that can ruin the texture.
- Choose a generously deep pie crust to accommodate the rich, substantial cheesecake layers without messy overflow.
- Keep some apple filling aside for a stunning final garnish that adds burst of fresh fruity flavor and visual appeal.
- Verify the cheesecake’s center is just set before pulling from the oven – a slight jiggle is fine, but wet-looking surfaces mean more baking time.
- Give the dessert a solid two-hour chill in the refrigerator, allowing flavors to marry and creating the perfect sliceable consistency that’ll wow your guests.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg