Philadelphia Okanagan Cheesecake

Recipe Ingredients

		Crust
1 1/2 cups	219g / 7.7oz	Ginger cookies - crushed
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Toasted pecans - chopped fine
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Butter - melted
		Filling
3		Cream cheese - softened
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sugar
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Vanilla extract
3		Eggs
		Topping
2		Apples - sliced
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cinnamon
1/2 cup	118ml	Apple jelly - melted

Recipe Instructions

Heat oven to 350F.

Crust:

Combine cookie crumbs, pecans and butter, press onto bottom and 2" up the sides of a 9" Springform pan.

Bake 10 minutes.

Filling:

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.

Topping:

Peel, core and slice the apples and sprinkle them with sugar and cinnamon.

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.

Source:
Canadian Living October 1993

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