Olive Garden Apple Praline Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 2 lbs red delicious apples, peeled and chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup pecan pieces
• 16 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 combine graham cracker crumbs with the 2 t sugar and 2 t melted butter.
• 2 press into a 9" springform pan.
• 3 in a dutch oven or saucepan, melt 1/4 cup butter over low heat and add apples, sugar and spices. simmer until apples are soft but hold their shape. cool.
• 4 mix together praline topping ingredients and set aside.
• 5 beat together cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy. beat eggs in one at a time. add cream and be at until thick and creamy.
• 6 gently stir in apple mix.
• 7 pour into springform pan. spread praline topping over cheesecake and bake 350 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until set.