Apple Pie Cheesecake With Warm Caramel Sauce

Ingredients
18 honey graham cracker sheets
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 large eggs
1 (8-ounce) container sour cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (21-ounce) can apple pie filling
1/2 cup raisins
Caramel Sauce
Preparation
Process graham crackers, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a food processor until finely ground. Add butter; pulse 4 or 5 times or until blended. Press mixture into bottom and 1 inch up sides of a 10-inch springform pan; set aside.

Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Combine 1 cup sugar, 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add to cream cheese, beating just until blended.

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Add sour cream and vanilla, beating just until blended. Pour half of batter into prepared crust.

Combine apple pie filling and raisins in a medium bowl; spoon evenly over cheesecake layer. Pour remaining half of cheesecake batter over fruit layer.

Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until almost set. Remove from oven; run a knife around edge of pan, and release sides. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cover and chill 8 hours. Serve with warm Caramel Sauce. Store in refrigerator.
Yield
Makes 1 2/3 cups

Ingredients
1 (14-ounce) package caramels
1 (5-ounce) can evaporated milk
Preparation
Combine caramels and milk in a large saucepan; cook over medium-low heat until caramels are melted and smooth, stirring often.

Tip: Let caramel sauce cool 10 minutes before serving over your cheesecake to prevent melting.

Tip: Don't spoon too much apple filling in one area of your cheesecake batter because it will sink. To spread apple filling evenly over your cheesecake batter, dollop teaspoonfuls randomly over the batter, and then use your fingers to fan out the apples.