SPICED APPLE CIDER CHEESECAKE

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Surprise your loved ones with our delicious Spiced Apple Cider Cheesecake recipe. Creamy, sweet and fruity, there's a whole lot to love about Spiced Apple Cider Cheesecake. Plus, since it's made with juice concentrate, you can enjoy it any time of the year!

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Home

Time 6h20m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups finely crushed European-style cookies for coffee (speculoos cookies)
3 Tbsp. butter, melted
1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 Tbsp. vanilla
2-1/2 tsp. apple pie spice, divided
1 can (12 oz.) frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed, divided
4 eggs
1/4 cup whipping cream
1 pkg. (2.5 oz.) apple chips (about 1-1/2 cups)

Steps:

Heat oven to 325°F.
Combine cookie crumbs, butter and 2 Tbsp. sugar; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 min.
Beat cream cheese, vanilla, 2 tsp. apple pie spice and 1 cup of the remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add 3/4 cup apple juice concentrate; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each until just blended. Pour over crust.
Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 5 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
Meanwhile, bring remaining sugar and apple juice concentrate to boil in saucepan; simmer on medium-low heat 10 to 12 min. or until thickened, stirring frequently. Add whipping cream and remaining apple pie spice; cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until thickened. Cool completely, then refrigerate until ready to use.
Pour chilled sauce over cheesecake just before serving; top with apple chips.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 420, Fat 28 g, SaturatedFat 15 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 120 mg, Sodium 310 mg, Carbohydrate 36 g, Fiber 0.6699 g, Sugar 29 g, Protein 6 g