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Caramel Apple Blondie Cheesecake

Prep Time5 hours
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time5 hours 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Blondies, Cake, Cheesecake
Servings: 12

Ingredients

Apple Spice Blondie-

  • 1 stick butter softened
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil softened
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 3 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp pumpkin or apple pie spice
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 apple peeled cored and chopped

Caramel Cheesecake-

  • 16 oz cream cheese room temp
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup whiskey salted caramel sauce*
  • 1/2 tsp pumpkin or apple pie spice
  • 4 oz cool whip

Cinnamon Apples-

  • 1 1/2 apples peeled cored and thinly sliced
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 3 TB brown sugar
  • 1 TB butter
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Cinnamon Whipped Cream-

  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 TB powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line the bottom of a 9-in springform pan with parchment paper, greasing the sides with butter or spray.
  • In a small bowl, melt the butter and coconut oil together using the microwave. Transfer to a mixing bowl and add brown sugar. Whisk to combine. Add the vanilla and eggs and whisk until incorporated.
  • In a separate medium sized bowl, combine dry ingredients. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients until combined. Fold in small chopped apples.
  • Pour batter into springform pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, until sides have been browned and the blondie starts to crack in the middle. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes, then remove from pan to finish cooling.
  • Make the whiskey salted caramel sauce and allow to cool completely.
  • Once the blondie and caramel are cool, make the cheesecake. Beat cream cheese and brown sugar until smooth. Add about 1/2 cup of caramel sauce and spice and mix until combined. Fold in Cool Whip.
  • Place blondie back into the springform pan and spread cheesecake evenly on top of blondie, then put in refrigerator until firm about 4 hours.
  • To make the cinnamon apples, combine apples, lemon juice, nutmeg, cinnamon and brown sugar in a medium saucepan and toss to coat. Add butter and cook apples on medium-high for about 15-20 minutes, or until soft. Remove from heat and mix in vanilla. Allow apples to cool for 10-15 minutes, then put on top of cheesecake.
  • To make cinnamon whipped cream, freeze a metal bowl for 10 minutes. Remove bowl from freezer and add heavy whipping cream. Whip on high speed until it begins to thicken or use a whisk to mix by hand. Add powdered sugar and cinnamon and whip until you get stiff peaks.
  • Pipe whipped cream around edges of cheesecake. Drizzle more caramel sauce over finished cheesecake, if desired.

Notes

*I made Portuguese Girl Cook's Whiskey Salted Caramel Sauce (http://www.portuguesegirlcooks.com/2013/11/apple-galettes-with-whiskey-salted-caramel-sauce/), but you can also either use your favorite caramel recipe or even one from the store to save time.