Apple Crumble Cheesecake Recipe with 🥧

Get ready for the ultimate dessert mash-up! This Apple Crumble Cheesecake combines creamy cheesecake with sweet apple filling and a crunchy crumble topping. It's a cozy slice of heaven you won't want to miss! 🍏🍰✨

Ingredients:

For the Apple Filling:

- 5 apples, cored and peeled

- 2/3 cup brown sugar

- 1 tsp cinnamon

- 1/2 tsp nutmeg

- 2 tbsp lemon juice

- 4 tbsp water

- 1/2 cup unsalted butter

- 4 tsp cornstarch (mixed with a little water)

For the Crust:

- 3 cups graham cracker crumbs

- 5.2 oz unsalted butter, melted

- 1 tbsp granulated sugar

- 1/2 tsp cinnamon

For the Cheesecake Filling:

- 28 oz cream cheese, room temperature

- 2 tsp vanilla extract

- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar

- 1 cup sour cream

- 4 eggs

- 2 tbsp cornstarch

For the Crumble Topping:

- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

- 1/2 cup oats (rolled or quick oats)

- 1 tsp cinnamon

- 1/3 tsp kosher salt

- 3.1 oz melted butter

- 1/3 cup brown sugar

Optional:

- Caramel sauce or powdered sugar for topping

Directions:

1. 🍏 Start with the Apple Pie Filling: Peel, core, and slice those apples into medium pieces. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and mix in the water, brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, nutmeg, and a pinch of kosher salt. Once it’s all melted together, add the apples and stir gently. Cover and let it cook over medium-low heat for about 10 minutes until the apples soften up. Stir in your cornstarch slurry and cook until it's smooth. Set that sweet filling aside to cool.

2. 🥧 Prepare Your Crust: Preheat that oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a 10-inch springform pan with parchment paper. Grab your graham crackers and pulse them until they’re fine crumbs. Combine crumbs with sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter until it’s all coated. Press this mixture into the bottom of your pan and pop it into the oven for 7-8 minutes. Let it cool once you’re done!

3. 🍰 Make the Cheesecake Filling: Lower that oven temperature to 140°C (280°F). In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until it’s creamy. Add in the sour cream and mix until it’s combined. Whisk those eggs in a separate bowl and then add them to the mixture. Mix until it’s all smooth, then sift in the cornstarch and mix again until there are no lumps left.

4. 🌾 Get the Crumble Topping Ready: In a medium bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, kosher salt, cinnamon, and melted butter. Mix until it takes on a crumbly texture.

5. 🎉 Assemble Your Cheesecake: Pour half of the cheesecake mixture onto the crust, spreading it out evenly. Top this with the apple filling, then add the remaining cheesecake mixture. Finish it off by sprinkling the crumble topping evenly over everything.

6. 🔥 Bake It: Place it in the oven at 140°C (280°F) for about 1 hour. You want the edges to be set whereas the center should still have a little jiggle to it. Once it’s done, turn off the oven, crack the door open, and let it cool for 1-2 hours.

7. 🎊 Serve & Enjoy: Carefully remove the cheesecake from the springform pan. Drizzle it with caramel sauce or dust with powdered sugar before slicing. Now, dig in and enjoy every bite of this delicious dessert!

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