Apple Cardamom Cheesecake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
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CRUST
- 1 1⁄2 cups graham wafer crumbs
- 1⁄3 cup butter, melted
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 3⁄4 teaspoon cardamom, ground
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GLAZED APPLES
- 4 medium apples, peeled and cored (about 2 lbs)
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 3⁄4 teaspoon cardamom, ground
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FILLING
- 2 (250 g) packages cream cheese, softened
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 4 eggs
directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F
- CRUST: Mix all ingredients in medium bowl. Press firmly onto bottom and 1-inch up sides of 9-inch springform pan; set aside.
- GLAZED APPLES: Cut apples into thin slices (about 1/4-inch thick). Add remaining ingredients to apples in large skillet. Cook on medium heat 5-10 minutes or until apples begin to caramelize, turning frequently. Arrange apples on bottom of crust.
- FILLING: Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar, vanilla and lemon peel. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended. Spoon evenly over apples.
- Bake 60-70 minutes or until center is almost set. Turn oven off and allow cheesecake to cool in oven 1 hour with door slightly ajar. Run small knife or metal spatula around rim of pan or loosen cheesecake. Cool in pan on wire rack. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
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