Cheesecake Factory Apple Cheesecake Food

CHEESECAKE FACTORY WARM CARAMEL TOPPED APPLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine graham cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar and butter, mixing well. Press into bottom and part way up sides of 9 1/2-inch springform pan. (DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE A SMALLER SIZE PAN). Wrap a double thickness of foil around bottom of pan to catch any butter leakage from crust. Set aside. Drain and rinse apples well. Mix gently with cinnamon and 2 tablespoons sugar; set aside. In large bowl of electric mixer, beat together cream cheese, vanilla and remaining 1 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Then beat in sour cream until mixture is smooth. Turn 1/2 of mixture into crumb crust. Spoon apples evenly over top. Cover with remaining cream cheese mixture, distributing evenly. Bake in preheated 400F oven 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees and continue baking 15 minutes. Sprinkle top evenly with Crumb Topping and continue baking 45 minutes longer. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until well chilled. At serving time pipe whipped cream in border around outside edge of cheesecake, if desired. Serve slices in a pool of warm caramel topping and with caramel drizzled over top. CRUMB TOPPING: Mix 3 tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, I teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1/3 cup flour until crumbly. Refrigerate until ready to use.

COPYCAT OF CHEESECAKE FACTORY'S ROASTED BEET AND APPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Scrub beets and cut the greens off.
• Rub with a little oil (canola or olive), wrap in foil, and bake for about an hour (until a knife slides in easily).
• Allow to cool and the cut off tops and bottoms, slide off the skins, and dice.
• While cooling, prepare the dressing by whisking all of the ingredients until well blended.
• Place salad greens on a salad platter.
• Top with beets, walnuts and diced apple.
• Sprinkle with crumbled goat cheese and drizzle the dressing over all.

APPLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crust: Beat and combine the sugar, butter and shortening.
• Add the vanilla, flour and salt till crumbly.
• Pat into 10" springform pan and set aside.
• Filling: Beat together the cream cheese sugar and vanilla till fluffy.
• Add the eggs.
• Pour into crust.
• Topping: Place apples in pan, cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees.
• Allow to cool then pour onto cream cheese filling, spreading evenly.
• Combine the sugar& cinnamon and sprinkle on top of apples.
• Top with the almonds.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes or till golden brown.
• Cover and chill 4-24 hours.

EASY PHILADELPHIA APPLE PIE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat first 4 ingredients with mixer until well blended. Add eggs; mix just until blended.
• Pour into crust.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 3 hours. Top with pie filling just before serving.