Apple Cinnamon Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened and divided
• 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
• 2 medium all-purpose apples, cored and sliced
• cinnamon, apple glaze** (recipe follows )

Recipe

• 1 instructions :.
• 2 preheat oven to 300°f
• 3 in small bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter and sugar until fluffy. add flour, oats, walnuts and cinnamon; mix well. press firmly on bottom and halfway up side of 9-inch springform pan. bake 10 minutes.
• 4 in large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
• 5 gradually beat in eagle brand® until smooth (do not overbeat). add eggs and apple juice concentrate; mix well.
• 6 pour into prepared pan. bake 45 minutes or until center springs back when lightly touched. cool.
• 7 in large skillet, cook apples in remaining 1 tablespoon butter until tender-crisp. arrange on top of cheesecake; drizzle with cinnamon apple glaze. chill.
• 8 store leftovers covered in refrigerator.
• 9 *cinnamon apple glaze:.
• 10 *notes: 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.).