Description
Baked with a crumbly streusel topping in a graham cracker crust, this sweet apple cheesecake is perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups finely crushed graham cracker crumbs
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 medium Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored, and sliced
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- ¾ cup whole milk
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
- Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Press into the bottom of the prepared springform pan to form a crust.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 7 to 9 minutes. Cool to room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes.
- While crust cools, mix apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon until coated and set aside.
- Beat cream cheese and white sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Slowly add milk. Best in eggs one at a time. Stir in sour cream, flour, and vanilla extract on low speed or by hand until smooth. Do not overmix; you may have some small bits of cream cheese in the mix, but those will melt as the cheesecake cooks.
- Pour 1/2 of the filling over the prepared crust. Arrange coated apples over the filling, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Top with remaining filling.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
- While cheesecake is baking, combine flour, brown sugar, and melted butter in a bowl. Sprinkle quickly over the cheesecake. Continue baking until set, about 20 minutes more.
- Turn the oven off but do not open the door, allowing the cheesecake to cool in the oven for at least 4 hours; this helps prevent cracking. Refrigerate to allow cake to fully set before serving, 2 to 4 hours more.
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