Ingredients
1 1/2 cup crushed ginger cookies
1/2 cup toasted pecans, chopped fine
1/4 cup butter, melted
3 8-oz packages cream cheese
1 softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 eggs
2 apples, sliced and sprinkled
1 with sugar and cinnamon
1/2 cup apple jelly, melted
Directions
Heat oven to 350F. Combine cookie crumbs, pecans and butter, press
onto bottom and 2" up the sides of a 9" springform pan. Bake 10
minutes.
With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and
vanilla until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, just until
blended. Pour over crust. Top with apple slices in a pinwheel
pattern. Bake 50 minutes or until set. Cool. Refrigerate overnight.
Just before serving, spoon jelly over surface. Garnish as desired.
Canadian Living October 1993
Servings: 12 servings
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