Caramel Apple Cheesecake

By Jenny_439

Ingredients

• crust:
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 tablespoon egg white
• cooking spray
• cheesecake:
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup light sour cream
• 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 8-oz blocks low fat cream cheese, softened
• 1 8-oz block fat free cream cheese, softened
• 4 large eggs
• topping:
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons half and half
• 1 3/4 cups thinly sliced peeled granny smith apple
• dash of nutmeg

Preparation

Step 1

preheat to 400.

to prepare crust, combine first 3 ingredients in a bowl; toss with a fork until moist. press mixture lightly into bottom of a 9 inch springform pan coated with cooking spray. bake at 400 for 6 minutes. remove from oven. cool on wire rack. wrap outside of pan with a double layer of foil. reduce oven temp to 325.

to prepare cheesecake, place 1 3/4 cups sugar and next 7 ingredients (through all cream cheese) in food processor; process until smooth. add eggs, 1 at a time; process until blended. pour cheese mixture into prepared pan. place springform pan in a large roasting pan; add hot water to larger pan to a depth of 1 inch.

bake at 325 for 1 hour or until cheesecake center barely moves when pan is touched. remove from oven; let stand in water bath 10 minutes. run a knife around outside edge of cheesecake. remove pan from water bath; cool on a wire rack to room temp. cover and chill 8 hrs.

to prepare topping, combine 1/3 cup sugar, 3 tbl water, and lemon juice in a small, heavy saucepan; cook over medium high heat until sugar dissolves, stirring frequently. cook 4 minutes or until golden - don't stir. remove from heat. add butter to pan; gently stir until butter melts. stir in half and half. cool slightly.

heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. coat pan with spray. add apple, saute 5 mins or until lighly browned. stir in sugar mixture and nutmeg. serve topping with cheesecake.