It’s fall, y’all. Time for some of my favorite foods; apple and caramel. I don’t know about you, but I’m a huge fan of caramel apples. I guess it’s a leftover memory from childhood where each year my mom and I would prepare gooey caramel apples. I couldn’t wait for the caramel to dry on my apple and kept sneaking bites. Now that I’m older I have to attend events where I need a recipe that’s a little more “grown up.” I still want my caramel apples. I just enjoy them in this delicious caramel apple brownie cheesecake recipe. It’s a perfect dessert for Thanksgiving and Fall or Holiday parties.
Caramel Apple Brownie Cheesecake Recipe:
Step by Step Instructions:
This recipe looks and sounds more complicated than it is. While it takes a while to make, most of the time is cooking and cooling time. I’ve simplified it by replacing the from scratch topping to am easier version, featuring caramel and apple pie filling. I picked up all the ingredients I needed to make my cheesecake at my local ALDI.
Step 1: Toast the pecans in a 350° oven until browned. This should take about 10 minutes. You’ll need to stir them once about halfway through to prevent burning. Once you’ve finished, spread the pecans across the bottom of a springform pan and set aside. Be sure to grease and flour the pan first!
Step 2: Mix the cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla at medium speed until blended and smooth. Add in the 3 eggs, only adding 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Set this bowl aside.
Step 3. Mix together brown sugar, melted butter, and 1 egg in a large bowl until blended.
Step 4: Stir the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon together. Add the flour to the brown sugar mixture, and stir until blended. Add the apples and stir.
Step 5: Spoon the flour/brown sugar mixture into the springform pan, covering the pecans.
Step 6: Spread the cream cheese mixture over the flour sugar mixture.
Step 7: Reduce oven temperature to 325° and bake for an hour an ten minutes OR until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Cooking times can vary depending on the oven.) Remove from the oven, run a knife around the edges of the cheesecake and set aside to cool. When completely cool-about 2 hours- place on a serving plate.
Step 8: Mix the apple pie filling and 1/2 cup caramel topping into a medium saucepan and heat for approximately 5 minutes or until mixture is warm and bubbly. Spread over top of cheesecake. Drizzle additional caramel sauce over pie just before serving.
Printable Recipe:
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 2 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs, divided
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups peeled and diced Granny Smith apples
- 1 can (ounce) Apple Pie Filling
- 1 cup caramel ice cream topping
- Step 1: Toast the pecans in a 350° oven until browned. This should take about 10 minutes. You’ll need to stir them once about halfway through to prevent burning. Once you’ve finished, spread the pecans across the bottom of a springform pan and set aside. Be sure to grease and flour the pan first!
- Step 2: Mix the cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla at medium speed until blended and smooth. Add in the 3 eggs, only adding 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Set this bowl aside.
- Step 3. Mix together brown sugar, melted butter, and 1 egg in a large bowl until blended.
- Step 4: Stir the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon together. Add the flour to the brown sugar mixture, and stir until blended. Add the apples and stir.
- Step 5: Spoon the flour/brown sugar mixture into the springform pan, covering the pecans.
- Step 6: Spread the cream cheese mixture over the flour sugar mixture.
- Step 7: Reduce oven temperature to 325° and bake for an hour an ten minutes OR until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Cooking times can vary depending on the oven.) Remove from the oven, run a knife around the edges of the cheesecake and set aside to cool. When completely cool-about 2 hours- place on a serving plate.
- Step 8: Mix the apple pie filling and 1/2 cup caramel topping into a medium saucepan and heat for approximately 5 minutes or until mixture is warm and bubbly. Spread over top of cheesecake. Drizzle additional caramel sauce over pie just before serving.
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I think I can make one like this. I just feel motivated and confident since any variation of cheesecakes just stimulates my appetite!
You had me at caramel! This sounds AMAZING! Fall baking is one of my favorite parts of fall!
I am all about baking this time of year, and loving all these new recipes! I am definitely making this one!
Oh my goodness! this sounds amazing!!! It looks amazing too!!
I am with Ben! I want to make this and gobble it up before my family finds out! This looks Ah-Mazing!!!
One slice for me please! Seeing the pictures made me crave for some apple pie or cheesecake! The combination of the two is such a winner for me! I’m keeping this recipe for sure!
Wow, that sounds so nice! I want to try this, my son love cheesecake!
Fall desserts are here! This looks so good I would love a slice of this!
Omf these are looks delicious! I need to try these
OMG. Just the name itself would make my mouth water! Caramel apple brownie cheesecake. YUM. I wish I was as good at baking as you. Oh well, that’s why we have sisters. I’ll share this recipe with her. Thanks!
Wow, this is the perfect fall dessert! I would totally eat this with a huge side of ice cream! 🙂
This sounds so incredible. You have no idea how badly i want to make this now! I may have to try it for our thanksgiving this Monday!
This recipe seriously combines so many different amazing things- caramel, check! Apples, chck! Brownie, check! Cheesecake, check! I can’t wait to try it!
A mouth watering delicious recipe. I can make this for just about any occasion.
How is a girl supposed to diet with amazing food like this?! Looks so amazing!
Cheesecake is my favorite dessert! It looks amazing with the apples and pecans!
WOW! This sounds absolutely amazing!! I wish I had saw this before today, my sister’s birthday is today and I would have loved to make this for her party. I will be trying it soon though!
OMG this is like the ultimate cake loaded with everything I love. I love cheesecake but never try one like this. Looks delicious 😀
This sounds and looks amazingly delicious! I definitely have to try this! So yummy!
I love cheesecake, actually any dessert really! This looks amazing though, and I know my family will love it!
This has everything I love all wrapped into one yummy dessert. I am going to have to make this asap!
You have hit on the best flavors of fall here. I love caramel and caramel apples, and brownies. I will have to try this recipe.
What a delicious cheesecake recipe idea to share. I am going to have to try this, looks delicious!
Cheesecake is a serious weakness of mine. I have never had a caramel apple one. It sounds amazing.
This is a delicious-looking recipe. I love cheesecake and this recipe sounds perfect! I love shopping at Aldi- their prices are the best!
Oh my word! This looks absolutely amazing! That’s a crazy combination of amazing flavors! It’s like a flavor explosion!
Goodness, this heavenly treat is packed full of all kinds of good stuff. It actually seems easier to make than I would expect too!
Everything about this recipe sounds delicious. I love finding new dishes that combine all of my favorite things!
My family loves cheesecake, I think they will be excited to hear about this recipe. Caramel apple brownie sounds soooo good! I like a unique recipe, something new and fresh and perfect for fall.
This sounds like the perfect fall recipe! I love anything caramel apple and cheesecake, both are so tasty!
OOOOH! I want to drop everything and make this right now!
Omg! I love anything cheesecake. I wish you lived near me so you could bake for me and we could be best friends. (Haha) Seriously though I will have to make that very soon.
I am going to get the ingredients now! I am making this over the weekend. Looks delicious.
WOW! This looks so delicious. I have to try it. Thanks so much for the recipe. YUM!
My daughter loves making cheesecakes! I will share this recipe and hope she makes it for me 🙂 This looks delicious!
You had me at the name. Then I saw how amazing it looks. Here’s what’s going to happen. I am going to make one of these and then eat the entire thing before any of the family knows what’s happened.
OMG! This looks so delicious! One of my two favorite things about fall is applies and caramel. I just added this to my recipe box! Thank you for sharing!
Jacqui
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