Apple Butter Cardamom Cheesecake

Traditional cheesecake is topped with apple slices cooked with apple butter, cardamom and pecans and garnished with whipped cream and crystallized ginger pieces.

• Preparation Time: 45 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 345 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cardamom
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup whipped cream
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs large eggs
• 3 each apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 (9 ounce) jar Dickinson's® Country Apple Butter
• 3 tablespoons chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons diced crystallized ginger

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 9-inch springform pan with pie crust. Beat cream cheese in large bowl until fluffy and smooth. Add sugar and continue beating on low speed until smooth. Add eggs one at a time while beating. Stir in extract. Pour filling into crust.

Step 2

Bake 45 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely before removing from the pan.

Step 3

Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add apples and saute until soft, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add apple butter, cardamom and pecans. Continue cooking an additional 5 minutes. Cool slightly.

Step 4

Arrange apples on top of cheesecake. Garnish with whipped cream and ginger. Serve immediately or refrigerate, covered, until serving time.