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Enjoy the old-fashioned goodness of apple, cinnamon, and graham crackers with the creamy vanilla flavor of cheesecake. Destined to become a family favorite.

Crust

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons sugar
' teaspoon cinnamon
' cup margarine, melted

Filling

2 8-oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
' cup sugar
2 eggs
' teaspoon vanilla

Topping

4 cups thin peeled apple slices
1/3 cup sugar
' teaspoon cinnamon
' cup chopped pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine crumbs, sugar, cinnamon and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in vanilla; pour over crust.

Toss apples with combined sugar and cinnamon. Spoon apple mixture over cream cheese layer; sprinkle with pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill.