FALL APPLE BAVARIAN CHEESECAKE

FALL APPLE BAVARIAN CHEESECAKE image

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/3 cup butter, melted
1-1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 pkg (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup plus 3 Tbsp sugar, divided
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 apple, peeled, cored and sliced
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350. Mix butter and crumbs; press firmly onto bottom and up side of 9 inch pie plate. Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup of the sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Pour onto crust; top with apple slices and almonds. Combine cinnamon and remaining 3 Tbsp sugar; sprinkle over cheesecake. Bake 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cook on wire rack. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.