Apple Pie Cheesecake – Smith Farm 1914

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs You can process this or buy premade graham cracker crumbs.
• 1/2 cup butter (melted)
• 1.2 tsp gelatin this helps keep it together and crumble, it can be optional but I've always had great luck with my graham cracker crusts like this.
• 3 large apples. Honeycrisp is what I use but any firm baking apple will do!
• 3 tbsp butter
• 2½ tbsp water
• ⅓ cup brown sugar
• 1½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• 2½ tsp cornstarch you can also use clear gel pie thicker
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 32 oz cream cheese room temperature
• 1½ cup sugar
• 4 eggs room temperature
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tsp vanilla extract (I also scraped some vanilla bean out and put it in, (so yummy) this is optional if you have vanilla beans)
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• ½ tsp vanilla
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ⅛ tsp sea salt