Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 with sugar
- 1 1/2 c ginger cookies (crushed)
- 1 c sugar
- 1/2 c apple jelly
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/2 c pecans (toasted)
- 1/4 c butter
- 1/2 ts lemon juice
- 1/2 ts vanilla extract
- 2 slices apples
Heat oven to 350F. Combine cookie crumbs, pecans and butter, press onto bottom and 2" up the sides of a 9" springform pan. Bake 10 minutes. 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. 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. Canadian Living October 1993
