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Autumn Cheesecake

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups thin peeled apple slices
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans

The Directions

Combine crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon and margarine; press onto bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes.

Combine cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar, mixing at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in vanilla extract; pour over crust.

Toss apples with combined

? 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon. Spoon apple mixture over cream cheese layer. Sprinkle with pecans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill.

Variation Add 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans with crumbs for crust. Continue as directed.

Source: E-Cookbooks.net