Bavarian Apple Cheesecake

This comes courtesy of Mommy Moment

This is another one of my family's favorite recipes- we love it not only because it's DELICIOUS but also because it's an easy recipe where I can substitute the sugar with splenda- and my family doesn't even notice. So I can enjoy a yummy dessert a little more guilt free :)

Is your mouth watering yet? Here's how you make it:

What You'll need:

Filling
2 bricks (16 oz) softened Cream cheese
1/2 cup   Sugar/splenda
1/2 tsp    Vanilla
2              Eggs 

Crust

1/3 cup  Sugar/splenda

1/3 cup  Butter or margarine

1/4 tsp   Vanilla

1 cup      Flour

1/8 tsp   Salt

Topping 

2-3         Apples (peeled, cored, & sliced) 

1/4 cup  Sugar/splenda

2 tsp      Ground cinnamon

1/3 cup  sliced almonds (optional)

Now lets start with the filling: 

 Add the cream cheese and eggs together- and blend together until smooth. Now add in the sugar and vanilla- and blend until smooth. Now set aside.

To make the crust:

add the flour, salt, sugar and butter and mix until combined- it should be crumbly. If it's not- add more flour until it a consistency like shown above. Once it's mixed together and looks right press it into a pie plate. Now take the cream cheese filling you put aside- and pour it into the crust.

To make the topping

This is my kids favorite part, I have a apple, peeler, corer contraption that slices apples up in a matter of minutes. But if you don't have this contraption you'll have to cut up your apples old school- lol! Ideally the apples need to be sliced 1/2cm thick- but they can be a bit thicker and it will be alright. 


Once the apples are sliced add in your cinnamon and sugar and mix it together- do it gently to prevent breaking the apple slices as it's easier to work with whole slices. Now place the apples on top of the cheesecake, start on the edges placing them slightly over top the previous layer until the whole top is covered.


Bake it in a 400°F (204°C) for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes turn it down to 325°F (162°C) and bake it for another hour. It will be slightly giggly in the middle which is okay. Let it cool down to room temperature- and then stick it in the fridge until cold.


It's a great dessert to bring to a dinner party- if you decide to make it let me know what you think.