Apple Cinnamon Cheesecake with Hot Brandy Sauce | Byron Bay Chilli Co

1. Combine flour, sugar and vanilla in a processor. Cut in butter by pulsing it until the mixture has the consistency of coarse meal.
2. Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 23 cm springform pan.
3. Bake at 180°C for 5 minutes. Cool to room temperature and increase oven heat to 200°C.
4. Pass the chilli sauce through a sieve and place it in the processor along with the cream cheese and sugar. Blend until smooth. Add the eggs and process until well combined. Spoon the mixture into the crust.
5. Mix the apples with sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Spoon it over the cream cheese layer, spreading evenly, and sprinkle with walnuts. Bake for 15 minutes.
6. Lower the oven temperature to 180°C and continue baking for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the cake to room temperature. Serve with a drizzle of hot brandy sauce and whipped cream.

Brandy Sauce Instructions

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the brown and caster sugars.
2. Pour the chilli sauce through a sieve into the pan and the add remaining ingredients, stirring continuously while the mixture comes to a boil.
3. Reduce heat and cook for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and serve warm over cheesecake.

Photo by Nelly le Comte