Caramel Apple Cheesecake

most complicated recipe ever...but worth it?! we’ll find out...

ingredients

1
- Pre-heat oven to 350°
2
- Combine crumbs and melted butter in a bowl and toss with fork until moist
3
- Press mixture lightly into bottom of a 9x2x2 inch pan coated with cooking spray
4
- Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Remove and cool. Reduce oven temperature to 325°
5
- Place sugar and next seven ingredients in blender until smooth. Add eggs one by one and process until blended. Pour mixture into prepared crust
6
- Place pan in large roasting pan and add hot water to larger pan to 1" depth
7
- Bake at 325° for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let stand in water bath for 10 minutes.
8
- Run knife around outside edge and remove pan from water bath
9
- Cool on wire rack to room temperature. Cover and chill at least 8 hours.
10
- Combine 1/3 cup sugar, 3 tbsp water and lemon juice in small, heavy saucepan
11
- Cook over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves, stirring frequently
12
- Cook for 4 minutes or until golden (do not stir)
13
- Remove from heat and add butter to pan; gently stir until butter melts. Stir in half and half and cool slightly
14
- Heat a large, non-stick skillet over medium-high heat
15
- Coat pan with cooking spray
16
- Chop apples into cubes and add to pan
17
- Saute 5 minutes until lightly browned
18
- Stir in sugar mixture and a dash of nutmeg
19
- Cook until juices evaporate and mixture starts to thicken
20
- Let cool and cut into 16 squares or 32 bars