What you need
1-1/2
cups HONEY MAID Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/4
cup butter, melted
3/4
cup sugar, divided
3/4
tsp. ground cinnamon, divided
4
pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
4
eggs
3
Gala apples, chopped (about 4 cups)
15
KRAFT Caramels
1
Tbsp. water
make it
HEAT oven to 350°F.
COMBINE graham crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan.
MIX 2 Tbsp. sugar and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon; reserve for later use. Beat cream cheese with remaining sugar and cinnamon with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
TOSS apples with reserved sugar mixture; spoon over cheesecake batter.
BAKE 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 4 hours.
MICROWAVE caramels and water in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 45 sec. or until sauce is smooth when stirred. Drizzle over cheesecake just before serving.