Homemade Caramel Apple Cheesecake

Author: Krystle

Creamy caramel cheesecake inside a Cinnamon blondie crust topped with cinnamon apples and a decadent caramel drizzle.

Ingredients

• For The Apple Spice Blondie Crust
• ¾ Cup Butter, Melted
• 1½ Cups Brown Sugar
• 3 Tsp Vanilla
• 2 Eggs
• 1½ Cups Flour
• ½ Tsp Cinnamon
• ¾ Tsp Apple Pie Spice
• ¾ Tsp Baking Powder
• ¼ Tsp Baking Soda
• ¼ Tsp Salt
• ½ Apple, Finely Chopped
• For The Homemade Caramel Sauce
• ¼ Cup (1/2 Stick) Butter
• ½ Cup Brown Sugar
• 5 Tablespoons Heavy Cream
• For The Caramel Cheesecake
• 16 Oz. Cream Cheese, Softened
• ½ Cup White Sugar
• ½ Cup Brown Sugar
• ¾ Cup Caramel Sauce (See recipe below)
• ½ Tsp Apple Pie Spice
• 4 Oz Extra Creamy Cool Whip
• For The Cinnamon Apples
• 1½ Apples, Thinly Sliced
• 2 Tsp Lemon Juice
• 1 Tsp Cinnamon
• 4 Tbsp Brown Sugar
• 1 Tbsp Butter
• For The Cinnamon Whipped Cream
• ½ Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
• ¼ Cup Powdered Sugar
• ¼ Tsp Cinnamon

Instructions

1. For The Blondie Crust
2. Grease a 9 inch cake pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. In a large bowl mix melted butter and brown sugar. Stir in vanilla,eggs,cinnamon, apple pie spice,salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
4. Gradually stir in flour, stirring until just combined. Stir in apples.
5. Pour blondie batter into pan, and bake for 30-35 minutes. Cool.
6. For The Caramel Sauce
7. In a small sauce pan melt butter. Whisk in brown sugar and heavy cream, stirring constantly until fully dissoved.
8. Bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes.
9. For the Cheesecake
10. Mix cream cheese and sugars together until smooth.
11. Stir in apple pie spice, ¾ cup of caramel sauce, and cool whip.
12. Evenly spread cheesecake over the blondie. Refrigerate around 3-4 hours or until firm.
13. For The Cinnamon Apples
14. In a medium sauce pan combine brown sugar, lemon juice, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Add apples and toss to coat.
15. Add butter and cook for 15-20 minutes or until soft. Cool and then place on top of the cheesecake.
16. For The Cinnamon Whipped Cream
17. Freeze a metal bowl. Whip heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Fold in powdered sugar, and cinnamon.
18. Pipe around edges of cheesecake.
19. Drizzle remaining caramel sauce over the top of the cheesecake.

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