Caramel Apple Cheesecake

This Caramel Apple Cheesecake is the best of both desserts! Creamy tangy cheesecake topped with brown sugar apples and covered in caramel sauce, it’s so crave-able you’ll have a hard time eating just one slice.

I love cheesecakes, and I might have actually outdone myself here! This recipe is SO good and following the tips I’ll share here you’ll perfect it. If you are a cheesecake lover like me, then you have to try this Absolutely Perfect No-Bake Cheesecake, it’s so easy you’ll find yourself craving it often. If you want to try some more adventurous flavors, this Tiramisu Cheesecake is always a hit, and this Churro Cheesecake is to die for!

Caramel apples are a fall favorite at my house. Cheesecake we eat all year ’round. There are so many fun flavors of cheesecakes I have to have them for every season! At first I was nervous about making cheesecakes. They can be a little intimidating because there is a lot you have to get right for it to turn out perfectly. So I started with a simple key lime no-bake cheesecake. It was delicious! And it made me want to make it the traditional way. Let me tell you, it’s so much easier than I thought it would be! It turned out great and I know yours will too.

Ingredients:

Crust

1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs

⅓ cup granulated sugar

¼ cup unsalted butter melted

1 pinch salt

Cheesecake

2 pounds cream cheese room temperature (4 8-ounce packages)

1 ½ cups granulated sugar

8 ounces sour cream room temperature

5 large eggs room temperature

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon lemon zest

Apple Topping

4 cups apple peeled and diced

3 tablespoons salted butter divided

6 tablespoons brown sugar

2 pinches salt

Caramel Sauce

1 ½ cup chewy caramel candies

2 tablespoons heavy cream