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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare an 8 X 8-inch baking dish by spraying it with cooking spray.
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- In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the crust: graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and melted butter, and mix well with a fork.
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- Place crust mixture into prepared baking dish, pressing down gently with your fingers.
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- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until soft and smooth, about 2 minutes.
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- Add the sugar, egg and vanilla and beat until smooth and thoroughly combined.
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- Pour over crust, spreading evenly.
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- In a medium bowl, combine ingredients for the apple layer: brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Mix well.
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- Peel, core and dice the apple into small pieces. Add to dry ingredients and toss to coat.
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- Distribute evenly over the cheesecake layer in the baking dish.
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- In another medium bowl, combine ingredients for streusel topping: brown sugar, flour, oats, cinnamon, and melted butter. Mix welll until a coarse meal is formed. Sprinkle evenly over apple layer.
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- Bake for 30-40 minutes until streusel is golden.
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- Transfer baking dish to a wire rack to cool to room temperature and then refrigerate for an hour or more to set.
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- For the caramel drizzle, in a microwavable bowl, melt the caramels on increments of 30 seconds, until smooth, stirring in between. Allow to cool slightly and stir in the heavy cream.
- Drizzle with homemade caramel sauce or caramel sundae sauce topping before serving.
Source: 365daysofbakingandmore.com