Ingredients
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
3 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups apples - peeled, cored and thinly
sliced
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped pecans
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees
C). In a large bowl, stir together the graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup finely
chopped pecans, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and melted butter;
press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake in preheated oven for 10
minutes.
- In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and
1/2 cup sugar. Mix at medium speed until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time,
mixing well after each addition. Blend in vanilla; pour filling into the baked
crust.
- In a small bowl, stir together 1/3 cup
sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Toss the cinnamon-sugar with the apples to
coat. Spoon apple mixture over cream cheese layer and sprinkle with 1/4 cup
chopped pecans.
- Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 70
minutes. With a knife, loosen cake from rim of pan. Let cool, then remove the
rim of pan. Chill cake before serving.