Name: Caramel-Apple-Walnut Cheesecake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Chopped walnuts - 1 ½ cups; Melted butter - 3 tablespoons; Dark brown sugar - ⅓ cup; Cinnamon - 1 teaspoon; Ground cloves - ½ teaspoon; Gala apples, thinly sliced - 4; Lemon juice - 2 tablespoons; Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Ground cloves - ¼ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - ¾ cup; White sugar - ¼ cup; Chopped pecans - ¼ cup; Grated lemon peel - 1 tablespoon; Cold butter, diced - 6 tablespoons; Egg yolk - 1; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Cream cheese, softened - 5 (8 ounce) packages; White sugar - 1 ¾ cups; All-purpose flour - 3 tablespoons; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Eggs - 4; Egg yolks - 2; Heavy whipping cream - ¼ cup; Caramel dip (such as Marzetti®) - 1 (16 ounce) container

Ingredients for - Caramel-Apple-Walnut Cheesecake

1. Chopped walnuts 1 ½ cups

2. Melted butter 3 tablespoons

3. Dark brown sugar ⅓ cup

4. Cinnamon 1 teaspoon

5. Ground cloves ½ teaspoon

6. Gala apples, thinly sliced 4

7. Lemon juice 2 tablespoons

8. Ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon

9. Ground cloves ¼ teaspoon

10. All-purpose flour ¾ cup

11. White sugar ¼ cup

12. Chopped pecans ¼ cup

13. Grated lemon peel 1 tablespoon

14. Cold butter, diced 6 tablespoons

15. Egg yolk 1

16. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

17. Cream cheese, softened 5 (8 ounce) packages

18. White sugar 1 ¾ cups

19. All-purpose flour 3 tablespoons

20. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

21. Lemon juice 1 tablespoon

22. Salt ¼ teaspoon

23. Eggs 4

24. Egg yolks 2

25. Heavy whipping cream ¼ cup

26. Caramel dip (such as Marzetti®) 1 (16 ounce) container

How to cook deliciously - Caramel-Apple-Walnut Cheesecake

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan with parchment paper, then close the ring around it for each removal of the cheesecake after baking.

2 . Stage

Place walnuts in a bowl and drizzle melted butter on top. Toss until evenly coated. Sprinkle dark brown sugar, cinnamon, and cloves on top and toss nut topping well.

3 . Stage

Place sliced apples in a bowl, add lemon juice, and toss well. Add cinnamon and cloves and toss apple topping. Set both toppings aside.

4 . Stage

Mix flour, sugar, chopped pecans, and lemon peel together in a bowl until well combined. Cut in butter slowly, 1 tablespoon at a time. Add egg yolk and vanilla extract and mix well. Press crust mixture into the bottom of the prepared springform pan.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and cool crust on a wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

6 . Stage

Place cream cheese in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add sugar slowly, 1/4 cup at a time, mixing well to ensure it is dissolved after each addition. Add flour, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and salt.

7 . Stage

Combine egg and egg yolks in a bowl and add to cream cheese mixture. Beat in heavy cream and whip on high speed for 2 to 3 minutes. Pour into the cooled crust and decorate with the cinnamon apples. Sprinkle just some of the nut topping on top.

8 . Stage

Fill a 9x13-inch baking pan with water and place on the bottom rack of the hot oven.

9 . Stage

Bake the cheesecake on the middle rack of the hot oven until set, about 80 minutes.

10 . Stage

Turn oven off and let cheesecake sit, untouched, for 1 hour to finish cooking throughout.

11 . Stage

Cool on a wire rack until room temperature, about 1 hour. Place cheesecake in the refrigerator for 8 hours to overnight.

12 . Stage

Run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen chilled cheesecake. Remove sides of pan.

13 . Stage

Crush remaining nut topping into a crumble and use to decorate around the sides of the cheesecake.