APPLE CHEESECAKE PIE 
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon, divided
3 tablespoons butter, melted
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups apple slices; thinly sliced, peeled, about 2 1/2
apples
1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and butter in small bowl; mix well. Press onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch pie plate. Bake crust 10 minutes.

Beat together cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla; pour into crust. Combine remaining 1/3 cup sugar and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in large bowl. Add apples; toss gently to coat. Spoon apple mixture over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with pecans.

Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes or until set. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate.

 

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