Bavarian Apple Cheese Cake Tart

• butter or 1/2 cup margarine↗1⁄2 cup
• sugar, plus↗2⁄3 cup
• sugar↗1⁄4 cup
• vanilla extract↗1 3⁄4 teaspoons
• flour↗1 cup
• cream cheese (can use reduced-fat)↗8 ounces
• eggs (or egg-substitute)↗2
• apples, peeled,and sliced fairly thin↗4 cups
• cinnamon↗1 teaspoon
• sliced almonds↗1⁄4 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Mix butter, flour, 1/3 c.

2. 2

   sugar and 1-1/4 t.

3. 3

   vanilla.

4. 4

   Press into greased 9" springform pan.

5. 5

   Mix cream cheese, 1/4 c.

6. 6

   sugar, eggs and 1/2 t.

7. 7

   vanilla beating until fluffy.

8. 8

   Pour over dough.

9. 9

   Combine apples, 1/3 c.

10. 10

    sugar and cinnamon.

11. 11

    Arrange on top of cream cheese mixture and sprinkle with almonds.

12. 12

    Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes, or until tester comes out clean.