Apple Walnut Cheesecake
This Apple Walnut Cheesecake is topped with all your favorite fall flavors- cinnamon, cooked apples and crunchy walnuts. An easy cheesecake recipe that serves a crowd!
Servings: 15
Calories: 466kcal
Ingredients
Crust
- 1.5 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
- 1/4 cup Butter melted
- 2 Tbsp. Granulated Sugar
Filling
- 32 oz Cream Cheese softened
- 1 cup Brown Sugar packed
- 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Sour Cream
- 4 Eggs
Topping
- 3 Apples peeled, diced
- 3/4 cup Walnuts chopped
- 1 tsp. Cinnamon
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar packed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a 13x9 pan with foil, leaving extra foil to hang over the two short sides. Set aside.
- In a bowl, add graham cracker, melted butter and sugar. Stir well and then press into the bottom of prepared pan to form crust.
- In a stand mixer, beat cream cheese, brown sugar and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
- Add sour cream and stir well to combine.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl as needed. Pour batter over crust in pan.
- In a medium bowl. add diced apples, walnuts, cinnamon and brown sugar. Toss well to combine. Spread evenly over cheesecake mixture in pan.
- Bake for 55 minutes or until the top is almost set. Cool completely on wire rack. Once cool, refrigerate for 4 hours to help it set.