Apple Cinnamon Cheesecake

This would make a wonderful dessert for Thanksgiving. Use the best looking and tasting apples that you can find. Enjoy! 


Ingredients
For Crust
1/2 cup (100gm) margarine or butter
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For Filling
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
3 large eggs
1/2 cup frozen apple juice concentrate
2-3 medium all-purpose apples, cored and sliced
Cinnamon Apple Glaze
1/4 cup frozen apple juice concentrate
1 teaspoon cornstach
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon


Method
For Crust
- Preheat oven to 300°F/150°C.
- In a small mixer bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter or margarine and sugar until fluffy. Add flour, oats, nuts and cinnamon; mix well. Press firmly on bottom and halfway up side of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes.
For Filling
- In large mixer bowl, beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add eggs and juice concentrate; mix well. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 45 minutes or until center springs back when lightly touched. Cool.
- In large skillet, cook apples in remaining 1 tablespoon butter or margarine until tender-crisp. Arrange on top of cheesecake; drizzle with Cinnamon Apple Glaze. Chill. Refrigerate leftovers.
Cinnamon Apple Glaze
- In small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup frozen apple juice concentrate, 1 teaspoon cornstarch and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; mix well. Over low heat, cook and stir until thickened.