Apple Cinnamon Cheesecake with Hot Brandy Sauce

Author
Byron Bay Chili Co
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
50 minutes
Servings
6 serves
Category
Desserts

Ingredients

  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 125g butter
  • 1 tablespoon Byron Bay Chilli Co Heavenly Habanero Chilli Sauce
  • 500g cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 large green apples, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
  • Whipped cream (optional)
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons caster sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Byron Bay Chilli Co Heavenly Habanero Chilli Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons apple juice
  • 3 tablespoons brandy
  • 2 tablespoons cream

Directions

  1. Combine flour, sugar and vanilla in a processor
  2. Cut in butter by pulsing until the mixture has the consistency of coarse meal
  3. Press into bottom and up sides of a 23cm springform pan
  4. Bake at 180 degrees for 5 minutes
  5. Cool to room temperature and increase oven to 200 degrees
  6. Pass the chilli sauce through a sieve and place in processor along with cream cheese and sugar
  7. Blend until smooth
  8. Add eggs and process until well combined
  9. Spoon into crust
  10. Mix apples with sugar, cinnamon and vanilla
  11. Spoon over cream cheese layer, spreading evenly, and sprinkle with walnuts
  12. Bake for 15 minutes
  13. Lower oven to 180 degrees and continue baking for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean
  14. Cool cake to room temperature
  15. Serve with a drizzle of hot brandy sauce and whipped cream
  16. BRANDY SAUCE: Melt butter in a saucepan and stir in brown and caster sugars
  17. Pour the chilli sauce through a sieve into the pan and add remaining ingredients, stirring continuously while mixture comes to a boil
  18. Reduce heat and cook for 4 minutes
  19. Remove from heat and serve warm over cheesecake