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I have been making this every year during this time of year, it's Paula Deen's recipe. It's perfect for Thanksgiving. It's an amazingly easy recipe, takes me less than 10 minutes to prepare and the baking time is what takes the longest. It is SO yummy, everyone LOVES it and always asks for it. I love Paula!!! Ingredients 1 (21-ounce) can apple pie filling 1 (9-inch) graham cracker crust 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 1/4 cup caramel topping 12 pecan halves, plus 2 tablespoons chopped pecans Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Reserve 3/4 cup of the apple filling; set aside. Spoon the remaining filling into the crust. Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Add the eggs and mix well. Pour this over the pie filling. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the center of the cake is set. Cool to room temperature. Mix the reserved pie filling and caramel topping in a smal...

Cr ust: 1 C. graham cracker crumbs 2 T. brown sugar 1/3 stick melted butter Filling: 1 8 oz. package cream cheese, room temperature 1/3 C. sour cream 1 egg + 1 egg yolk 1/3 C. sugar finely grated zest of one orange Topping: 1 C. heavy cream 1 T. Grand Marnier 2 T. powdered sugar Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter with a fork until well combined. Divide crumb mixture evenly between the 12 cups of your mini-cheesecake pan. Using your fingers or the back of a tablespoon, press crumbs firmly onto the bottom and partially up the sides of each cup; set aside. (optional step) Combine sugar and orange zest in a mini food processor and process until orange zest has been incorporated and sugar is fine. Using an electric mixer, blend softened cream cheese, sour cream, egg, and orange sugar together in a medium bowl. (if you skipped step 4, add both the sugar and orange zest in step 5) Spoon cream cheese mixture into the ...