Streusel Topped Apple Cheesecake Recipes

DELICIOUS APPLE STREUSEL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
• Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Press into the bottom of the prepared springform pan to form a crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 7 to 9 minutes. Cool to room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes.
• While crust cools, mix apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon until coated and set aside.
• Beat cream cheese and white sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Slowly add milk. Best in eggs one at a time. Stir in sour cream, flour, and vanilla extract on low speed or by hand until smooth. Do not overmix; you may have some small bits of cream cheese in the mix, but those will melt as the cheesecake cooks.
• Pour 1/2 of the filling over the prepared crust. Arrange coated apples over the filling, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Top with remaining filling.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
• While cheesecake is baking, combine flour, brown sugar, and melted butter in a bowl. Sprinkle quickly over the cheesecake. Continue baking until set, about 20 minutes more.
• Turn the oven off but do not open the door, allowing the cheesecake to cool in the oven for at least 4 hours; this helps prevent cracking. Refrigerate to allow cake to fully set before serving, 2 to 4 hours more.

STREUSEL-TOPPED APPLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine crushed cookies and butter. Press onto the bottom of a 9-in. springform pan coated with cooking spray. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 325° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheeses and sugar until smooth. Beat in the milk, flour and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour 2 cups filling over crust. In a large bowl, toss the apples, brown sugar and cinnamon until well coated; arrange over filling to within 1 in. of edges. Pour remaining filling over apple mixture. Bake at 325° for 30 minutes., In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients. Sprinkle over cheesecake. Bake 15-20 minutes longer or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes., Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan.

STREUSEL APPLE PIE TOPPING

Steps:

• Stir together flour and sugar in a bowl. Cut in cold butter with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in walnuts and apples.
• To use, sprinkle the mixture evenly over an apple pie, and bake according to recipe directions.

STREUSEL TOPPED APPLE CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease 8- or 9-inch square pan with butter or cooking spray.
• In food processor, place graham crackers, granulated sugar and lemon peel. Cover; process until fine crumbs form. Add melted butter. Cover; process until crumbs are evenly moistened. Press mixture in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 10 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, wipe food processor bowl with paper towels to remove any crumbs. Add cream cheese, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Cover; process until smooth and creamy. Pour filling over partially baked crust.
• In small bowl, toss apples with 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Sprinkle over filling.
• In medium bowl, mix 3/4 cup brown sugar, the flour and cold butter with fork or fingers until crumbly. Stir in granola. Sprinkle over apples and filling.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until topping is lightly browned and center is almost set (center should jiggle only slightly when moved). Cool on cooling rack 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until chilled. Cut into 3 rows by 3 rows.

APPLE STREUSEL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• For the crust: In a food processor, mix together flour, icing sugar and ginger.
• Using on/off motion, cut in butter until dough starts to come together in clumps.
• Using hands, press mixture evenly into bottom and up sides of a 10-inch springform pan.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Using a fork, prick bottom all over.
• Bake in oven for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Let cool on rack.
• For filling: In bowl, beat together cream cheese and sugar until fluffy.
• Beat in sour cream and vanilla.
• Beat in eggs 1 at a time, until well combined.
• Pour into cooled crust.
• Bake in 300 degree oven for 45 minutes, or until center is just slightly wobbly and indented.
• Transfer to rack.
• For topping: Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together sugar, rolled oats, flour, 3 tbsp of the butter, and cinnamon until crumbly; set aside.
• In a large skillet, melt remaining butter over medium-high heat; cook apples, turning once, for about 5 minutes or until golden brown, and slightly softened.
• Arrange apples and any pan juices decoratively over cake.
• Sprinkle with rolled oats mixture.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Transfer cake to rack; let cool to room temperature.
• Refrigerate for at least 6 hours, or overnight.

APPLE STREUSEL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• For the crust: Cream butter& sugar thoroughly, blend in flour.
• Press onto the bottom and 1/2 inch up the side of a a greased 9 inch springform pan.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes or until slightly golden.
• For the filling: Peel, core& halve the apples.
• Cut into 1/3 inch thick slices.
• In frypan,melt sugar with butter over medium heat,cook apples for 3-5 minutes or just until tender (and lightly browned) but not mushy.
• Add cream and cook stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl beat cream cheese with brown sugar until smooth.
• Beat in eggs one at a time until just blended.
• Beat in sour cream,lemon rind& juice.
• Using a slotted spoon arrange apples over crust,cover with cheese mixture.
• For topping: Mix the ingredients until crumbly.
• Sprinkle over filling.
• Bake 45 minutes or until centre is just set.
• Cool thoroughly at room temp.
• Chill at least 4 hours or overnight.

APPLE CINNAMON STREUSEL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. In small bowl, mix oats, flour, brown sugar and butter until crumbly; reserve 1/2 cup for topping. Press remaining oat mixture in bottom of ungreased 9-inch springform pan.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in milk, eggs, cinnamon and vanilla, scraping bowl once, until well blended. Pour onto crust in pan.
• Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until set. Cool on cooling rack about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 8-inch nonstick skillet, heat reserved 1/2 cup oat mixture over medium-low heat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly toasted. Spread apple pie filling over partially cooled cheesecake. Sprinkle toasted oat mixture on top. Cool 1 1/2 hours. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Run metal spatula along side of cheesecake to loosen; remove side of pan. Store in refrigerator.