Apple Cinnamon Cheesecake

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup, plus 1 tablespoon margarine or butter, softened
  • 1/4 Cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1 Cup unsifted flour
  • 1/4 Cup quick-cooking oats
  • 1/4 Cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 (8oz) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 Cup frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
  • 2 medium all purpose apples, cored and sliced
  • Cinnamon Apple Glaze

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In small bowl, beat 1/2 cup margarine or butter and sugar until fluffy. add flour, oats, nuts and cinnamon, mix well. Press firmly on bottom and halfway up side of 9 inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in large mixer bowl, beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in condensed milk until smooth. Add eggs and juice concentrate, mix well. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 45 minutes or until center springs back when lightly touched. Cool

In large skillet, cook apples in remaining 1 tablespoon of margarine or butter until tender crisp. Arrange on top of cheese cake, drizzle withe cinnamon apple glaze. Chill. Refrigerate leftovers.

Cinnamon apple glaze: In small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed, 1 teaspoon cornstarch and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, mix well. Over low heat, cook and stir until thickened. (Makes about 1/4 cup).